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# 1  
Old 07-13-2012
Awk match on columns and delete line
Hi,

I have a file like this


Code:
a 1 2 
b 2 2
c 2 3
d 4 5
f 5 6

output

Code:
a 1 2
c 2 3
d 4 5
f 5 6

Basically, I want to delete the whole line if $2 and $3 are the same. Thanks
# 2  
Old 07-13-2012
Code:
awk '{last=$2}{if(last == $3) getline;print}' file 
a 1 2 
c 2 3
d 4 5
f 5 6

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# 3  
Old 07-13-2012
Try:
Code:
awk '$2!=$3' infile

or
Code:
grep -Ev '(.+) \1$' infile

--
@in2nix: That would be problematic for consecutive lines, no?
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# 4  
Old 07-13-2012
Code:
awk '$2!=$3' file

EDIT: Oops, sorry Scrutinizer...Smilie
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# 5  
Old 07-13-2012
Hi,

Thanks to all of you for your valuable time.

What is the difference between infile and file?

Or are they both the same?
# 6  
Old 07-13-2012
The same, just an arbitrary name that you can replace with the name of your actual file..
 
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