Oh man , Linux is just superb :) The 'comm' command did just what it had to do. But thanx to the others also for the quick reply.
Hope some day I can help. Kristof -----Original Message----- From: Juan Martinez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: woensdag 4 september 2002 10:36 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Agian , some compare problem If you're willing to sort the files first, the 'comm' command will do what you want. To get the lines unique to file1 in file3 use the following: comm -23 file1 file2 > file3 Juan On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Van Den Abeele Kristof wrote: > Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:20:36 +0200 > From: Van Den Abeele Kristof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Agian , some compare problems > > Hello list , > > > Thx for answering my little 'diff' problem , but I still need some > help... > > > I have 2 files (ex.): > > file 1 file 2 > > word u word t > word v word v > word w word z > word x word a > word y > word z > > > I wish to compare those 2 files , and create as output file 3 which > consist of the words in file 1 which are NOT in file 2. In other words > , all words which exist in file 2 should be removed from file 1 > > > so file 3 should be : > > word u > word w > word x > word y > > > Could this be done at command line with some simple instructions , or > should I create a small script ? > > Greetingz & thx for the reply's ... > > Kristof -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list Visit our website! http://www.nbb.be "DISCLAIMER: The content of this e-mail message should not be constructed as binding for the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) unless otherwise and previously stated. Besides, the opinions expressed in this message are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the NBB, which is particularly the case if the content of the present message, or part of it, is of a private nature or does not come whithin the professional scope of the author." -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
