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# merge
Creates a temporary [Merge](../../engines/table-engines/special/merge.md) table. The table structure is taken from the first table encountered that matches the regular expression.
**Syntax**
```sql
merge('db_name', 'tables_regexp')
```
**Arguments**
- `db_name` — Possible values:
- database name,
- constant expression that returns a string with a database name, for example, `currentDatabase()`,
- `REGEXP(expression)`, where `expression` is a regular expression to match the DB names.
- `tables_regexp` — A regular expression to match the table names in the specified DB or DBs.
**See Also**
- [Merge](../../engines/table-engines/special/merge.md) table engine