chef

https://github.com/opscode/chef

Ruby

A systems integration framework, built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure.

Chef::Mixin::DeepMerge#hash_only_merge!

Deep merge without Array merge.
`merge_onto` is the object that will "lose" in case of conflict.
`merge_with` is the object whose values will replace `merge_onto`s
values when there is a conflict.

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Edit

git clone [email protected]:opscode/chef.git

cd chef

open lib/chef/mixin/deep_merge.rb

Contribute

# Make a new branch

git checkout -b -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Mixin--DeepMerge-hash_only_merge--for-pr

# Commit to git

git add lib/chef/mixin/deep_merge.rbgit commit -m "better docs for Chef::Mixin::DeepMerge#hash_only_merge!"

# Open pull request

gem install hub # on a mac you can `brew install hub`

hub fork

git push <your name> -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Mixin--DeepMerge-hash_only_merge--for-pr

hub pull-request

# Celebrate!