$infilename = shift; $outfilename1 = shift; $outfilename2 = shift; open INPUT, $infilename || die; @input = ; close INPUT; open MERGEDMINE, ">$outfilename1" || die; open MERGEDTHEIRS, ">$outfilename2" || die; for( $i = 0; $i < scalar( @input ); $i++ ) { $line = $input[$i]; if( $line =~ m/^(.*)<<<<<<>>>>>>/ ) { $first = $second = 0; print MERGEDTHEIRS $1; next; } if( $first ) { print MERGEDMINE $line; } elsif( $second ) { print MERGEDTHEIRS $line; } else { print MERGEDMINE $line; print MERGEDTHEIRS $line; } } close MERGEDMINE; close MERGEDTHEIRS;