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<H1>comm(1)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
comm - print lines common to two sorted files
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>comm</STRONG> [<STRONG>-123</STRONG>] <EM>file1</EM> <EM>file2</EM>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>-1</STRONG> Suppress column 1 (lines present only in <EM>file1</EM>)
<STRONG>-2</STRONG> Suppress column 2 (lines present only in <EM>file2</EM>)
<STRONG>-3</STRONG> Suppress column 3 (lines present in both files)
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>comm</STRONG> <STRONG>file1</STRONG> <STRONG>file2</STRONG> # Print all three columns
<STRONG>comm</STRONG> <STRONG>-12</STRONG> <STRONG>file1</STRONG> <STRONG>file2</STRONG>
# Print only lines common to both files
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
Two sorted files are read and compared. A three column listing is
produced. Files only in <EM>file1</EM> are in column 1; files only in <EM>file2</EM> are
in column 2; files common to both files are in column 3. The file name -
means <EM>stdin</EM>.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/cmp.1.html">cmp(1)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/diff.1.html">diff(1)</A></STRONG>, <STRONG><A HREF="../man1/sort.1.html">sort(1)</A></STRONG>.
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