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i got it by using " grep -vf f2 f1".... Thanks a lot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EAGL�

my grep does not support "f" option unfortunately so i went for awk.

Code:

bash-3.00$ grep -vf f2 f1
grep: illegal option -- f
Usage: grep -hblcnsviw pattern file . . .

Try /usr/xpg4/bin/grep instead

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