[Bug 943922] [NEW] 'bzr merge --preview' does not allow '--using' option

[James Hunt]

Public bug reported:

'bzr merge --preview' shows a diff of the merge, but does not actually
perform the merge.

However, that command does not provide a '--using' option limiting you
to a plain text dump. This is fine for small diffs, but for anything
sizeable, it would be extremely helpful (and consistent with 'bzr diff')
if 'bzr merge --preview' could be made to support the '--using' option
to preview the merge.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: bzr 2.5.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic-pae 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Mar  1 11:09:57 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: bzr
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-12 (48 days ago)

** Affects: bzr (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise

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Title:
  'bzr merge --preview' does not allow '--using' option

Status in “bzr” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  'bzr merge --preview' shows a diff of the merge, but does not actually
  perform the merge.

  However, that command does not provide a '--using' option limiting you
  to a plain text dump. This is fine for small diffs, but for anything
  sizeable, it would be extremely helpful (and consistent with 'bzr
  diff') if 'bzr merge --preview' could be made to support the '--using'
  option to preview the merge.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: bzr 2.5.0-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic-pae 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Mar  1 11:09:57 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: bzr
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-12 (48 days ago)

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