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Old 02-20-2014
Compare files (not using comm )

i have file1 and file2

file1
Code:
ABC
XYZ

file2
Code:
ABC

so i used the below command
Code:
comm -12 file1 file2 > matched
comm -23 file1 file2 > unmatched


I need some other command because this is not working in the current unix version

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 02-20-2014 at 01:38 PM.. Reason: Spelling
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Old 02-20-2014
What is not working? Are the files sorted lexically? What is your OS and version?
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