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# 8  
Old 04-07-2010
Same solution as suggested already to your previous post, how ever if you want the order of the rows to be retained:
Code:
 
diff  op1 op2 | awk '/Blocks/' | sed -e 's/<//g' -e 's/>//g' | awk '!a[$0]++'

# 9  
Old 04-07-2010
thank you alot for your help. I really appreciate it!!!Smilie
# 10  
Old 04-07-2010
one more solution

Code:
 
$cat x.ksh
#!/bin/ksh
maxlength=$(awk ' length > max { max=length} END{ print max}' $1)
sdiff -l -w $maxlength $1 $2 | sed 's/\|/\
<*changed*>/'
$

Code:
 
$ ksh x.ksh file1 file2
User Parameter,Entity Name,Cell ID,Type SubCell / TX / FHSY / DRI / TDMA,Instance CHGR / TX / FHSY / DRI / TDMA,Cell
User Parameter,Entity Name,Cell ID,Type SubCell / TX / FHSY / DRI / TDMA,Instance CHGR / TX / FHSY / DRI / TDMA,Cell
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,1A,,,,AGBLK,5,5,1,CELL,1A,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,07B
<*changed*>  Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,1A,,,,AGBLK,0,0,1,CELL,1A,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,07B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,1A,,,,AGBLK,5,5,1,CELL,1A,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,07B
<*changed*>  Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,1A,,,,AGBLK,0,0,1,CELL,1A,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,07B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,1B,,,,AGBLK,2,2,1,CELL,1B,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,07B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,1B,,,,AGBLK,2,2,1,CELL,1B,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,07B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,1C,,,,AGBLK,3,3,1,CELL,1C,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,07B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,1C,,,,AGBLK,3,3,1,CELL,1C,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,07B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,2A,,,,AGBLK,7,7,1,CELL,2A,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,2A,,,,AGBLK,7,7,1,CELL,2A,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,2B,,,,AGBLK,4,4,1,CELL,2B,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,2B,,,,AGBLK,4,4,1,CELL,2B,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,2C,,,,AGBLK,0,0,1,CELL,2C,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,2C,,,,AGBLK,0,0,1,CELL,2C,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,3A,,,,AGBLK,1,1,1,CELL,3A,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,3A,,,,AGBLK,1,1,1,CELL,3A,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,3B,,,,AGBLK,6,6,1,CELL,3B,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,3B,,,,AGBLK,6,6,1,CELL,3B,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,3C,,,,AGBLK,4,4,1,CELL,3C,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
Access Grant Blocks Reserved,CELL,3C,,,,AGBLK,4,4,1,CELL,3C,,,,ERICSSON,GSM,08B
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