Controls whether another generation of the element (called the merge generation) is to be merged with the generation that is being fetched (called the retrieved generation). When you specify the /MERGE qualifier, CMS merges the lines of the two generations and delivers a single copy to your default directory. The file that is placed in your directory has the current creation and revision times. The merge generation cannot be on the same line of descent as the retrieved generation. When there is a conflict between blocks of one or more lines, CMS includes the conflicting lines and flags the conflict.