Linux / Unix Command: comm

Command Library

NAME

comm - compare two sorted files line by line  

SYNOPSIS

comm [OPTION]... LEFT_FILE RIGHT_FILE  

DESCRIPTION

Compare sorted files LEFT_FILE and RIGHT_FILE line by line.

-1

suppress lines unique to left file

-2

suppress lines unique to right file

-3

suppress lines that appear in both files

--help

display this help and exit

--version

output version information and exit

 

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for comm is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and comm programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info comm

should give you access to the complete manual.

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