Re: How to read 3-way differences in TortoiseMerge?

Robert Dailey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I do an SVN Update, I notice a few items that are "Merged" (green).
> I right click these and go to "Compare with Working Copy" because I'm
> interested in seeing *what was merged into what I already have*.
> However, I end up getting horribly confused because it's not showing me
> anything useful. I have no idea how to read the differences. What is it
> comparing against?

It shows you on the top left the file from the repository, compared
against BASE. On the right, you see your file (with your local
modifications) compared against BASE.
And on the bottom, you see the merged result, compared against BASE.

Stefan

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