minix man page for uniq

Query: uniq

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UNIQ(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   UNIQ(1)

NAME
uniq - delete consecutive identical lines in a file
SYNOPSIS
uniq [-cdu] [-n] [+n] [input [output]]
OPTIONS
-c Give count of identical lines in the input -d Only duplicate lines are written to output -u Only unique lines are written to output -n Skip the first n columns when matching +n Skip the first n fields when matching
EXAMPLES
uniq +2 file # Ignore first 2 fields when comparing uniq -d inf outf # Write duplicate lines to outf
DESCRIPTION
Uniq examines a file for consecutive lines that are identical. All but duplicate entries are deleted, and the file is written to output. The +n option skips the first n fields, where a field is defined as a run of characters separated by white space. The -n option skips the first n spaces. Fields are skipped first.
SEE ALSO
sort(1). UNIQ(1)
Related Man Pages
uniq(1) - redhat
uniq(1) - debian
uniq(1) - v7
uniq(1) - freebsd
uniq(1) - xfree86
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