Re: How to filter the contents of two text files.
Some little help is needed here ... I have two text files, each has just a single column of data FileA has 2798 entries, while FileB has 4242 entries; There are entries in FileA that are also in FileB... I'd like to filter against the two files, so I only get those entries in FileB that don't occur only in FileA There are a couple of commands to do exactly what you want. comm(1) -- select or reject lines common to two files http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=comm&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1-RELEASE&format=html diff(1) -- find differences between two files http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=diff&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1-RELEASE&format=html sort(1) -- sort lines of text files http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sort&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1-RELEASE&format=html Enjoy! DA+ -- David Robillard UNIX systems administrator & Oracle DBA CISSP, RHCE & Sun Certified Security Administrator Montreal: +1 514 966 0122 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How to filter the contents of two text files ..
On Aug 7, 2006, at 3:40 PM, Odhiambo Washington wrote: I have two text files, each has just a single column of data FileA has 2798 entries, while FileB has 4242 entries; There are entries in FileA that are also in FileB... I'd like to filter against the two files, so I only get those entries in FileB that don't occur only in FileA See "man comm"; also note that you will have to sort the contents of files first. -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: How to filter the contents of two text files ..
In the last episode (Aug 07), Odhiambo Washington said: > Some little help is needed here ... > > I have two text files, each has just a single column of data > > FileA has 2798 entries, while FileB has 4242 entries; There are > entries in FileA that are also in FileB... > > I'd like to filter against the two files, so I only get those entries > in FileB that don't occur only in FileA If your files are sorted, you can use the 'comm' command. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
