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Add better example to demonstrate multi-dir merging
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gliargovas committed Oct 11, 2023
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To specify multiple lower directories for overlay (by merging them together), you can use the `-L` flag followed by a colon-separated list of directories. The directories on the left have higher precedence and can overwrite the directories on the right:

```ShellSession
$ try -D rustup-sandbox "curl https://sh.rustup.rs > rustup.sh"
$ try -D sandbox1 "echo 'File 1 Contents - sandbox1' > file1.txt"
...
$ try -L rustup-sandbox "sh rustup.sh"

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$ try -D sandbox2 "echo 'File 2 Contents - sandbox2' > file2.txt"
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$ try -D sandbox3 "echo 'File 2 Contents - sandbox3' > file2.txt"
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# Now use the -L flag to merge both sandbox directories together, with sandbox3 having precedence over sandbox2
$ try -L "sandbox3:sandbox2:sandbox1" "cat file1.txt file2.txt"
File 1 Contents - sandbox1
File 2 Contents - sandbox3
```

In this example, `try`` will merge `/lowerdir1`, `/lowerdir2` and `/lowerdir3` together before mounting the overlay. This way, you can combine the contents of multiple `try` sandboxes .
In this example, `try` will merge `/sandbox1`, `/sandbox2` and `/sandbox3` together before mounting the overlay. This way, you can combine the contents of multiple `try` sandboxes.


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