diff --git a/scripts/create_tarball.sh b/scripts/create_tarball.sh
index dbb9eef..d5e3388 100755
--- a/scripts/create_tarball.sh
+++ b/scripts/create_tarball.sh
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ if [ -f $EXAMPLES_DIR/$INTEGRATE_SNIPPETS_SCRIPT ]; then
 
         echo "---> Calling integrate script"
         redirect_cmd python insert_snippets.py 
-        
+
         if [ ! -d $EXAMPLES_TARGET_DIR ]; then
 		echo "---> Examples target dir does not exist. Creating..."
 		redirect_cmd mkdir $EXAMPLES_TARGET_DIR
diff --git a/scripts/merge_examples.sh b/scripts/merge_examples.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..83b323b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/merge_examples.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright (c) 2014-2015, Siemens AG. All rights reserved.
+# 
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+# 
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+# this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# 
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+# this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+# and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# 
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+# SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+# CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+# ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#function for printing usage
+usage() { 
+        echo "This script is used by jenkins, to merge examples from examples_raw";
+        echo "into examples. Should not be called manually.";
+        echo ""
+	echo "Example call (from the scripts directory as working directory):";
+        echo "$0 -d ../";
+        echo "";
+        echo "Usage: $0 [-d <root project dir>]" 1>&2; exit 1;
+}
+
+#check if all dependencies are fulfilled
+for DEPENDENCY in rsync mktemp cd grep cmake echo python realpath mkdir git
+do
+        command -v $DEPENDENCY >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "This script requires $DEPENDENCY but it's not installed. Exiting."; exit 1; }
+done
+
+#get command line options
+while getopts "d:vq" o; do
+        case "${o}" in
+        d)
+                d=${OPTARG}
+                ;;
+        *)
+                usage
+                ;;
+        esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+#used as wrapper, for switching between verbose and normal mode
+redirect_cmd() {
+        if [ -z "${v}" ]; then
+                "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1
+        else
+                "$@"
+        fi
+}
+
+#user has to specify directory
+if [ -z "${d}" ]; then
+        usage
+fi
+
+#the specified directory has to exist
+if [ ! -d "$d" ]; then
+        echo "--> ! Error, directory $d does not exist or is not a directory!" 
+        echo "" 
+        usage
+fi
+
+CMAKEFILE="$d/CMakeLists.txt"
+
+#sanity check, the user specified directory should contain a CMakeLists.txt file.
+if [ ! -f "$CMAKEFILE" ]; then
+        echo "--> ! Error, could no locate CMakeLists.txt. Perhaps you specified a wrong directory?"
+        echo ""
+        usage
+fi
+
+
+#temporary directory for building other things (e.g. Latex or integrating snippets into examples)
+MYTMPDIR_BUILD=`mktemp -d`
+
+echo "--> Creating temporary directory $MYTMPDIR_BUILD"
+#install traps, deleting the temporary directories when exiting
+function finish {
+rm -rf $MYTMPDIR_BUILD
+}
+
+trap finish EXIT
+
+PROJECT_DIR_FULLPATH=`realpath ${d}`
+
+echo "--> Calling rsync to temporary folder ($MYTMPDIR_BUILD)"
+
+#doing a rsync to another temporary folder, which will be used to build things, like e.g. the tutorial pdf.
+redirect_cmd rsync \
+        --archive --recursive ${d} $MYTMPDIR_BUILD 
+
+echo "--> Integrating Example Snippets"
+REMEMBER_CUR_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+EXAMPLES_DIR="$MYTMPDIR_BUILD/doc/examples_raw"
+INTEGRATE_SNIPPETS_SCRIPT="insert_snippets.py"
+EXAMPLES_TARGET_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR_FULLPATH/doc/examples"
+
+if [ -f $EXAMPLES_DIR/$INTEGRATE_SNIPPETS_SCRIPT ]; then
+        cd "$EXAMPLES_DIR"
+
+
+        echo "---> Calling integrate script"
+        python insert_snippets.py 
+      
+	if [[ $? = 0 ]]; then
+    		echo "success"
+	else
+    		echo "failure: $?"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+ 
+	if [ ! -d $EXAMPLES_TARGET_DIR ]; then
+		echo "---> Examples target dir does not exist. Creating..."
+		redirect_cmd mkdir $EXAMPLES_TARGET_DIR
+	fi
+
+        if [ -d $EXAMPLES_TARGET_DIR ]; then
+                echo "---> Copy integrated examples back"
+                #The examples have been integrated. Copy the integrated source files back.
+                redirect_cmd rsync --delete --archive --recursive "$EXAMPLES_DIR/" "$EXAMPLES_TARGET_DIR/" \
+                        --exclude=*snippet.h \
+                        --exclude=*fragmented.h \
+                        --exclude=*snippet.cc \
+                        --exclude=*fragmented.cc \
+                        --exclude=*$INTEGRATE_SNIPPETS_SCRIPT
+		# for commiting, we must be in the project dir
+		cd "$PROJECT_DIR_FULLPATH"
+	
+		redirect_cmd git add -u $EXAMPLES_TARGET_DIR
+		redirect_cmd git add $EXAMPLES_TARGET_DIR
+		redirect_cmd git commit -m 'Integrating examples_raw to examples using merge_examples.sh script.'
+        fi
+fi
+
+cd "$REMEMBER_CUR_DIR"
+
+echo "--> Done."