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description Learn more about: /MERGE (Combine Sections)
title /MERGE (Combine Sections)
ms.date 11/04/2016
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/merge
VC.Project.VCLinkerTool.MergeSections
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sections, combining
/MERGE linker option
sections, naming
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-MERGE linker option
MERGE linker option
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/MERGE (Combine Sections)

/MERGE:from=to

Remarks

The /MERGE option combines the first section (from) with the second section (to), naming the resulting section to. For example, /merge:.rdata=.text.

If the second section does not exist, LINK renames the section from as to.

The /MERGE option is useful for creating VxDs and overriding the compiler-generated section names.

To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment

  1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Set C++ compiler and build properties in Visual Studio.

  2. Select the Configuration Properties > Linker > Advanced property page.

  3. Modify the Merge Sections property.

To set this linker option programmatically

  1. See xref:Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCLinkerTool.MergeSections%2A.

See also

MSVC linker reference
MSVC Linker Options