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			40 lines
		
	
	
		
			846 B
		
	
	
	
		
			Groff
		
	
	
	
	
	
.TH COMM 1
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.SH NAME
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comm \- print lines common to two sorted files
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBcomm\fR [\fB\-123\fR] \fIfile1 file2\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.FL "\-1" "Suppress column 1 (lines present only in \fIfile1\fP)" 
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.FL "\-2" "Suppress column 2 (lines present only in \fIfile2\fP)" 
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.FL "\-3" "Suppress column 3 (lines present in both files)"
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "comm file1 file2" "Print all three columns"
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.EX "comm \-12 file1 file2" "Print only lines common to both files"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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Two sorted files are read and compared.
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A three column listing is produced.
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Files only in 
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.I file1
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are in column 1;
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files only in
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.I file2
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are in column 2;
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files common to both files are in column 3.
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The file name \- means \fIstdin\fR. 
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR cmp (1),
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.BR diff (1),
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.BR sort (1).
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