Linux in a Nutshell, Third Edition
by Ellen Siever, Stephen Spainhour, Jessica P. Hekman, Stephen Figgins
Name
comm
Synopsis
comm [options] file1 file2
Description
Compare lines common to the sorted files file1 and file2. Three-column output is produced: lines unique to file1, lines unique to file2, and lines common to both files. comm is similar to diff in that both commands compare two files. But comm can also be used like uniq; that is, comm selects duplicate or unique lines between two sorted files, whereas uniq selects duplicate or unique lines within the same sorted file.
Options
- -
Read the standard input.
- - num
Suppress printing of column num. Multiple columns may be specified and should not be space-separated.
- --help
Print help message and exit.
- --version
Print version information and exit.
Example
Compare two lists of top-10 movies, and display items that appear in both lists:
comm -12 siskel_top10 ebert_top10Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
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