--- a/src/main/kotlin/name/blackcap/passman/MergeSubcommand.kt	Fri Sep 23 20:59:52 2022 -0700
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/name/blackcap/passman/MergeSubcommand.kt	Sat Oct 01 09:57:23 2022 -0700
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 class MergeSubcommand(): Subcommand() {
     override fun run(args: Array<String>) {
+        /*
+         * To merge, plow through both the old and the new databases in the same
+         * order. By id is sorta idiosyncratic by human standards, but why not?
+         * If the entries do not match, write the lowest-numbered one to the
+         * output database and read the next record from where the lowest-numbered
+         * one came. If they do match, rely on modified time (fall back to created
+         * time if null) to sort out the winner. Continue till we hit the end
+         * of one database, then "drain" the other. Preserve time stamps.
+         *
+         * Maybe do something special (warning? confirmation prompt?) on mismatched
+         * creation times, as this means a new record was created w/o knowledge
+         * of an existing one. Choices should be to clobber w/ newest, pick one
+         * manually, or rename one so the other can persist under original name.
+         *
+         */
         error("not yet implemented")
     }
 }