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# 8  
Old 01-24-2012
Try to run the exact code I posted (without any modification!):

Code:
% head file[12]
==> file1 <==
100 rs3794811    0.01 0.3434
100 rs8066551    0.01 0.4541
150 rs1106175    0.00 0.5562
150 rs7224313    0.03 0.1484

==> file2 <==
100 rs3794811    0.01 0.3434
100 rs8066551    0.01 0.4541
150 rs1106175    0.00 0.8000
150 rs7224313    0.03 0.1484
% awk  'NR == FNR {
  f1[$1, $2, $3] = $4
  next
  }
($1, $2, $3) in f1 && f1[$1, $2, $3] != $4
  ' file1 file2
150 rs1106175    0.00 0.8000

Run the commands above and copy/paste the output (commands included) from your terminal.
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royalibrahim
# 9  
Old 01-24-2012
Use this
Code:
comm -13 f1 f2

f1-file1
f2-file2
Last edited by parthmittal2007; 01-24-2012 at 10:24 AM.. Reason: Code tags, please!
 
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