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hi, thanks for the response :)

I am using Solaris, SunOS 5.8.

When trying your suggestion I get the following error message:

/usr/xpg4/bin/sed 's/^/^/' file2 | /usr/xpg4/bin/grep -f- file1...

thanks for all the replies, it's appreciated :)

kurumi - it is solaris that i am using and it does not have ruby installed :(


scrutinizer - i get the followong when i try your suggestion ......

hello all,

I wonder if anybody might be able to help with this.

I have file 1 and file2.
Both files may contain thousands of lines that have variable contents.

file1

234GH
5234BTW
89er...