AD Merge Patch (command:admrgpch) is used to merge multiple patches into a single one. This is useful when we have to apply many patches to reduce the patching time. 

Note:it can\'t be used to merge patches of different releases, platforms or parallel modes.

Command like:

admrgpch -s -d -logfile -merge_name

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Example:

[oracle@bej301441 source]$ admrgpch -s /u02/merge/source -d /u02/merge/destination -merge_name ptian

Executing the merge of the patch drivers
 -- Processing patch: /u02/merge/source/16033705
 -- Processing file: /u02/merge/source/16033705/u16033705.drv
 -- Done processing file: /u02/merge/source/16033705/u16033705.drv
 -- Done processing patch: /u02/merge/source/16033705

 -- Processing patch: /u02/merge/source/15926874
 -- Processing file: /u02/merge/source/15926874/u15926874.drv
 -- Done processing file: /u02/merge/source/15926874/u15926874.drv
 -- Done processing patch: /u02/merge/source/15926874



Copying files...

100% complete. Copied 5 files of 5...

Character-set converting files...

  2 unified drivers merged.

Patch merge completed successfully

Please check the log file at ./admrgpch.log.

[oracle@bej301441 destination]$ ls /u02/merge/destination/ -l
total 56
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 5051 Apr  4 20:17 15926874_README.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 2445 Apr  4 20:17 15926874_README.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 6349 Apr  4 20:17 16033705_README.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 3772 Apr  4 20:17 16033705_README.txt
drwxr-xr-x 3 oracle oinstall 4096 Apr  4 20:17 ad
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 2215 Apr  4 20:17 b15926874.ldt
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 2422 Apr  4 20:17 b16033705.ldt
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 1079 Apr  4 20:17 f15926874.ldt
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 1183 Apr  4 20:17 f16033705.ldt
drwxr-xr-x 5 oracle oinstall 4096 Apr  4 20:17 inv
drwxr-xr-x 2 oracle oinstall 4096 Apr  4 20:17 metadata_files
-rw-r--r-- 1 oracle oinstall 2147 Apr  4 20:17 u_ptian.drv
[oracle@bej301441 destination]$

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