BASH script to find .pacnew files to merge in meld

pacmerge-meld

#!/bin/bash
## ~/.local/bin/pacmerge
## Merge *.pacnew files with original configuration files
## requires pacdiff and meld

if [[ $(/usr/bin/pacdiff -o | /usr/bin/grep -e pacnew | /usr/bin/wc -l) -gt 0 ]]; then
  echo ".pacnew files found"
# launch meld to merge file
  for i in $(/usr/bin/pacdiff -o | grep -e pacnew); do
    echo "Launching meld to merge $i ";
    sleep 1
    /usr/bin/meld "admin://${i/.pacnew/}" "admin://$i"
# request deletion of .pacnew file
    read -p "  Delete $i? " -n 1 -r
    if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
      echo
      sudo rm "$i"
      echo "  $i deleted"
    else
      echo
    fi
  done
fi