uu-comm1

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.

Usage

comm [OPTION] ... FILE1 FILE2

Overview

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>

Version

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0