I’m sure I once found a shell command which could print the common lines from two or more files. What is its name?
It was much simpler than diff.
I’m sure I once found a shell command which could print the common lines
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I’m sure I once found a shell command which could print the common lines from two or more files. What is its name?
It was much simpler than diff.
The command you are seeking is
comm. eg:-Here:
-1 : suppress column 1 (lines unique to 1.sorted.txt)
-2 : suppress column 2 (lines unique to 2.sorted.txt)