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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers join files with numbered index Post 302573327 by awe1 on Monday 14th of November 2011 06:39:04 AM
Old 11-14-2011
join files with numbered index

Hi all

I´m a newbie so maybe this question will make someone mad.
I am trying this command;
Code:
join -a1 -11 file1 file2 > file3

file1 looks like:
Code:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

file2:
Code:
1    lkj    klj    lkj
2    lkj    lkj    lkj
3
7    lkj    lkj    lkj
8
9
11    lkk    kll    lkk

The output skips the row numbered 11
While googeling I saw that join only understands alphabetic sorting but there must be a way to do this. My aim is to join five 60,000,000 lined files for a genetic project.

If my question is stupid maybe it´s because i´m not english speaking or that i´m a newbe in unix, please answer anyway, anything is appreciated.

Thanx in advance

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Last edited by awe1; 11-14-2011 at 07:50 AM.. Reason: code tags, see PM
 

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JOIN(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   JOIN(1)

NAME
join - relational database operator SYNOPSIS
join [ options ] file1 file2 DESCRIPTION
Join forms, on the standard output, a join of the two relations specified by the lines of file1 and file2. If one of the file names is the standard input is used. File1 and file2 must be sorted in increasing ASCII collating sequence on the fields on which they are to be joined, normally the first in each line. There is one line in the output for each pair of lines in file1 and file2 that have identical join fields. The output line normally con- sists of the common field, then the rest of the line from file1, then the rest of the line from file2. Input fields are normally separated spaces or tabs; output fields by space. In this case, multiple separators count as one, and leading separators are discarded. The following options are recognized, with POSIX syntax. -a n In addition to the normal output, produce a line for each unpairable line in file n, where n is 1 or 2. -v n Like -a, omitting output for paired lines. -e s Replace empty output fields by string s. -1 m -2 m Join on the mth field of file1 or file2. -jn m Archaic equivalent for -n m. -ofields Each output line comprises the designated fields. The comma-separated field designators are either 0, meaning the join field, or have the form n.m, where n is a file number and m is a field number. Archaic usage allows separate arguments for field designators. -tc Use character c as the only separator (tab character) on input and output. Every appearance of c in a line is significant. EXAMPLES
sort /etc/passwd | join -t: -1 1 -a 1 -e "" - bdays Add birthdays to the /etc/passwd file, leaving unknown birthdays empty. The layout of /adm/users is given in passwd(5); bdays con- tains sorted lines like tr : ' ' </etc/passwd | sort -k 3 3 >temp join -1 3 -2 3 -o 1.1,2.1 temp temp | awk '$1 < $2' Print all pairs of users with identical userids. SOURCE
/src/cmd/join.c SEE ALSO
sort(1), comm(1), awk(1) BUGS
With default field separation, the collating sequence is that of sort -b -ky,y; with -t, the sequence is that of sort -tx -ky,y. One of the files must be randomly accessible. JOIN(1)
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