minix man page for comm

Query: comm

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COMM(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   COMM(1)

NAME
comm - print lines common to two sorted files
SYNOPSIS
comm [-123] file1 file2
OPTIONS
-1 Suppress column 1 (lines present only in file1) -2 Suppress column 2 (lines present only in file2) -3 Suppress column 3 (lines present in both files)
EXAMPLES
comm file1 file2 # Print all three columns comm -12 file1 file2 # Print only lines common to both files
DESCRIPTION
Two sorted files are read and compared. A three column listing is produced. Files only in file1 are in column 1; files only in file2 are in column 2; files common to both files are in column 3. The file name - means stdin.
SEE ALSO
cmp(1), diff(1), sort(1). COMM(1)
Related Man Pages
comm(1) - opensolaris
combine(1) - debian
comm(1) - opendarwin
comm(1) - osx
comm(1) - xfree86
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