i'm having a problem that i was sure i could figure out on my own, but have had no luck as of yet:
i have 2 sets of files, a large set, and a smaller set. i want to see if any of the files (filenames, case insensitive) in the smaller set exist anywhere in the larger set. what i have done is create a list of the files in the larger set by using find i did the same with the smaller set except omitted the path name giving me one filename per line. i thought i would be able to use something like grep large_file.txt -f small_file.txt -i this is a set of files for a windows machine, hence the -i i also tried with -F thinking that might be the problem, but ended up with similarly disappointing results. whever i run this i inevitably get a list of files that is either exactly the same as the large list, or same as the small list. anyway, i would love some help, i thought this was THE way to do this, but i might be barking entirely up the wrong tree, but just the same, i would LOVE some help!! thanks! -Sam -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/need-help-searching-file-sets-tf2354706.html#a6558560 Sent from the Gnu - Grep mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
