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| <tr><td width=20><td><b>COMM(1)</b><td align=right><b>COMM(1)</b> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>NAME </b></font><br> |
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| comm – select or reject lines common to two sorted files<br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>SYNOPSIS </b></font><br> |
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| <tt><font size=+1>comm</font></tt> [ <tt><font size=+1>−123</font></tt> ] <i>file1 file2<br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>DESCRIPTION </b></font><br> |
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| <i>Comm</i> reads <i>file1</i> and <i>file2</i>, which are in lexicographical order, |
| and produces a three column output: lines only in <i>file1</i>; lines |
| only in <i>file2</i>; and lines in both files. The file name <tt><font size=+1>−</font></tt> means |
| the standard input. |
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| Flag <tt><font size=+1>1</font></tt>, <tt><font size=+1>2</font></tt>, or <tt><font size=+1>3</font></tt> suppresses printing of the corresponding column.<br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>EXAMPLE </b></font><br> |
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| <tt><font size=+1>comm −12 file1 file2<br> |
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| Print lines common to two sorted files.<br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>SOURCE </b></font><br> |
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| <tt><font size=+1>/usr/local/plan9/src/cmd/comm.c<br> |
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| <p><font size=+1><b>SEE ALSO </b></font><br> |
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| <a href="../man1/sort.html"><i>sort</i>(1)</a>, <a href="../man1/cmp.html"><i>cmp</i>(1)</a>, <a href="../man1/diff.html"><i>diff</i>(1)</a>, <a href="../man1/uniq.html"><i>uniq</i>(1)</a><br> |
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