comm - Compare two sorted files line by line.
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Description
Compare two sorted files line by line.
When FILE1 or FILE2 (not both) is -, read standard input.
With no options, produce three-column output. Column one contains lines unique to FILE1, column two
contains lines unique to FILE2, and column three contains lines common to both files.
Name
comm - Compare two sorted files line by line.
When FILE1 or FILE2 (not both) is -, read standard input.
With no options, produce three-column output. Column one contains lines unique to FILE1, column two
contains lines unique to FILE2, and column three contains lines common to both files.
Options
-1 suppress column 1 (lines unique to FILE1)
-2 suppress column 2 (lines unique to FILE2)
-3 suppress column 3 (lines that appear in both files)
--output-delimiter=STR
separate columns with STR
-z, --zero-terminated
line delimiter is NUL, not newline
--total
output a summary
--check-order
check that the input is correctly sorted, even if all input lines are pairable
--nocheck-order
do not check that the input is correctly sorted
-h, --help
Print help
-V, --version
Print version
<FILE1>
<FILE2>
Synopsis
comm [-1 ] [-2 ] [-3 ] [--output-delimiter] [-z|--zero-terminated] [--total] [--check-order]
[--nocheck-order] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] <FILE1> <FILE2>
Version
v0.0.30
comm 0.0.30 comm(1)
