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How to install NDMerge

Here is how to install NDMerge.

Installation Instructions​

  1. Download the NDMerge file set from the following support site.

    https://www.nextdesign.app/support/auth/downloads/#ndmerge

caution

After downloading the zip file, remove the security protection as follows and extract the file.
(1) Right-click the zip file to display [Properties].
(2) Read the description of [Security] displayed at the bottom of the [General] tab, check the [Allow] check box on the right, and press the [OK] button.

  1. Unzip the zip file and store it in any installation folder.

  2. Start the command prompt and move to the above storage folder.

  3. Execute the following command.

    ndmerge git-setup install

    • See here for commands.

  4. If you want NDMerge to work in conjunction with Git's merge command execution, follow this procedure and set ".gitattributes file".

    Note that .NET 6.0 must be installed to run this program.

Confirmation after installation​

  • When you run the setup command of NDMerge, it will be set to gitconfig in the global environment (for each OS login user).

    • You can check the set contents by executing the following command.

      ndmerge git-setup list

    • If the merge.NDMerge.driver item is added to the settings, it is set correctly.

    • Execution example

      > ndmerge git-setup list
        exec: git config merge.NDMerge.name
        nd diff merge application
        exec: git config merge.NDMerge.driver
        '[absolute path for each user environment]/ndmerge.exe' merge -o %A -t %B -b %O -m %A -p %P -l warn
caution
  • If the path set in gitconfig and the storage folder location are different, NDMerge will not work.
    If you move the storage folder, execute the setup command again to update the settings of gitconfig.

Update procedure​

If you already have NDMerge installed, follow the steps below to update to a newer version of NDMerge.

  1. Download the latest version of the NDMerge files from the support site below.

    https://www.nextdesign.app/support/auth/downloads/#ndmerge

caution

After downloading the zip file, remove the security protection as follows and extract the file.
(1) Right-click the zip file to display [Properties].
(2) Read the description of [Security] displayed at the bottom of the [General] tab, check the [Allow] check box on the right, and press the [OK] button.

  1. Extract the new version of NDMerge zip file.

  2. Overwrite the files in the installed NDMerge installation folder with the files extracted above.

Confirmation after update​

  • To check if the update was successful, at a command prompt, navigate to the NDMerge installation folder and run the following command.

    ndmerge --version

Uninstall Instructions​

  1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the NDMerge installation folder.
  2. Execute the following command.

    ndmerge git-setup uninstall

  3. Delete the contents described in the .gitattributes file in .gitattributes settings.
  4. If there are no settings other than NDMerge in the .gitattributes file, run the following command.

    git config --global --unset core.attributesfile

  5. Delete all files in the installation folder.
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