02-03-2012
Compare multiple files and print unique lines
Hi friends,
I have multiple files. For now, let's say I have two of the following style
cat 1.txt
Quote:
A B C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
D E F 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
G H I 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
cat 2.txt
Quote:
A B C -1 -2 3 4 5 6 -7 80
D E F 90 88 76 54 32 1 0 1
M N O 99 65 34 22 13 9 4 3
output.txt
Quote:
G H I 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1.txt
M N O 99 65 34 22 13 9 4 3 2.txt
Please note that my files are not sorted and in the output file I need another extra column that says the file from which it is coming. I have more than 100 files to do this.
All helps are highly appreciated.
Thanks
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