[OSM-newbies] How to merge two (or more) osm files into one largefile?

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

Jakub,

Assuming you are in Poland you may be better using a Poland data extract
rather than the main API for your data:

http://download.geofabrik.de/osm/europe/


Cheers

Andy

>-----Original Message-----
>From: newbies-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:newbies-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Jakub Klawiter
>Sent: 30 July 2008 12:25 PM
>To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-newbies] How to merge two (or more) osm files into one
>largefile?
>
>Hello!
>
>I like to create map of my City for my GPS. I did download 4 osm files
>(0.5 x 0.5 degree every one). I can convert it into Garmin format
>using mkgmap.
>But what if I like to have all this stuff in one map? I believe that i
>can combine this 4 osm files into one large (1 x 1 degree).
>
>Probably i have to use --merge option of osmosis described as:
>
>
>--merge (--m)
>
>Merges the contents of two data sources together.
>
>Note that this task requires both input streams to be sorted first by
>type then by id.
>Pipe 	Description
>inPipe.0 	Consumes an entity stream.
>inPipe.1 	Consumes an entity stream.
>outPipe.0 	Produces an entity stream.
>
>but ... can anyone tell me how to use it? I did try to search more
>about syntax of osmosis and "how to merge", but only what i found was
>an informations like: "Yes, it is possible with osmosis".
>
>Can anyone help and write me an example syntax for merging two OSM
>files into one please?
>
>--
>Pozdrawiam, Jakub.
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