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Hi all,

I need help in comm command , I am having 2 files . I have to display the common line in the two file only onnce and i have to also display the non common line as well.

tmpcut1 -- First file
cat tmpcut1

smstr_303000_O_432830_... f_c2_queue_sys30.sys30 RUNNING 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432834_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432836_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432837_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432839_505 f_c1_queue_sys30.sys30 RUNNING 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432840_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000
smstr_404000_O_162388_... f_p1_queue_sys40.sys40 RUNNING 10 1000

tmpcut2 -- Second file


cat tmpcut2
smstr_303000_O_432834_... f_c2_queue_sys30.sys30 RUNNING 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432836_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432837_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432840_... f_c1_queue_sys30.sys30 RUNNING 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432841_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432844_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000
smstr_404000_O_162386_... f_c2_queue_sys40.sys40 RUNNING 10 1000
smstr_404000_O_162389_... f_c1_queue_sys40.sys40 RUNNING 10 1000



When i used

comm -12 tmpcut1 tmpcut2

i get an empty file , please help


Thanks in Advance,
Arun

Sort both files first, use the whole record as the key --

Code:

sort -o file1 file1
sort -o file2 file2
comm -12 file1 file2

output

Code:

csadev:/home/jmcnama> comm -12 file1 file2
smstr_303000_O_432836_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000
smstr_303000_O_432837_... QUE_WAIT 10 1000