9srv Manual Collection/plan9/comm(1) 9srv Manual Collection/plan9/comm(1)
NAME
comm - select or reject lines common to two sorted files

SYNOPSIS
comm [ -123 ] file1 file2

DESCRIPTION
Comm reads file1 and file2, which are in lexicographical order, and produces a three column output: lines only in file1; lines only in file2; and lines in both files. The file name - means the standard input.

Flag 1, 2, or 3 suppresses printing of the corresponding column.

EXAMPLE
comm -12 file1 file2

Print lines common to two sorted files.

SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/comm.c

SEE ALSO
sort(1), cmp(1), diff(1), uniq(1)

9srv Manual Collection/plan9/comm(1) Rev:  Sun Dec 02 23:42:11 GMT 2007