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+=begin pod
+
+=NAME Hash::Merge
+=VERSION 2.0.0
+=AUTHOR Patrick Spek <p.spek+raku@tyil.nl>
+
+=head1 Description
+
+A module for the Raku programming language to easily deep-merge two hashes.
+
+=head2 Usage
+
+Base usage requires you to C<use> the module, and pass two C<Hash>es to the
+imported function, C<merge-hash>.
+
+=begin code
+use Hash::Merge;
+
+my %alpha =
+ a => 'b',
+ c => {
+ d => 'e',
+ f => 'g',
+ },
+;
+
+my %beta =
+ z => 'y',
+ c => {
+ x => 'w',
+ },
+;
+
+my %merged = merge-hash(%alpha, %beta);
+=end code
+
+There are two potential options to pass to C<merge-hash>:
+
+=defn C<Bool:D :$deep = True>
+When set to C<False>, this will not deep merge the C<Hash>es. This means that
+the second C<Hash> that is passed, will I<overwrite> C<Hash> elements in the
+first C<Hash>, instead of combining them.
+
+=defn C<Bool:D :$positional-append = True>
+When set to C<False>, this will not append C<Positional> elements. This means
+that any C<Positional> elements in the second C<Hash> will I<overwrite>
+C<Positional> elements in the first C<Hash>.
+
+There is also a C<use> in this module that allows you to call C<.merge> on
+existing C<Hash> objects. This requires C<Hash::Merge::Augment>. While this is
+a fancy way to work, it will break pre-compilation of whatever module is using
+it.
+
+=begin code
+use Hash::Merge::Augment
+
+my %alpha =
+ a => 'b',
+ c => {
+ d => 'e',
+ f => 'g',
+ },
+;
+
+%alpha.merge({
+ z => 'y',
+ c => {
+ x => 'w',
+ },
+});
+=end code
+
+=head2 Contributing
+
+The module's source code is available at the following locations:
+
+=item L<https://git.sr.ht/~tyil/raku-hash-merge>
+=item L<https://gitlab.com/tyil/raku-hash-merge>
+=item L<https://github.com/scriptkitties/p6-Hash-Merge>
+
+If you have a change you would like to include, please send a patch to
+L<mailto:~tyil/raku-devel@lists.sr.ht>.
+
+=head2 License
+
+This module is distributed under the terms of the Artistic License 2.0. For
+more information, consult the LICENSE file in the module's source code
+repository.
+
+=end pod