I couldn't find the original thread that I created and since I didn't get a definitive answer, I figured I'd try again. Maybe this time I can describe what I want a little better.


I've got two files, each with thousands of names all separated by new line. I want to know if 'name in file1' also appears anywhere in file 2 then print it out for me (though output isn't the problem).

I've thought that maybe there's a way to walk through the first file and with each line then walk through each line in the second file (something like a nested loop statement) and then go from there. I'm just wondering if that will work of if there is a better and EASIER way.

Thanks