I have two files one file subset of other and i want to obtain a file which has contents not common to both.for example
File1
apple
mango
banana
orange
jackfruit
cherry
grapes
eggplant
okra
cabbage
File2
apple
banana
cherry
eggplant
cabbage
The resultant file, difference of above two files
mango
orange
jackfruit
grapes
okra
Any ideas on this are appreciated.
You can sort the files then use comm
:
$ comm -23 <(sort file1.txt) <(sort file2.txt)
grapes
jackfruit
mango
okra
orange
You might also want to use comm -3
instead of comm -23
:
-1 suppress lines unique to FILE1 -2 suppress lines unique to FILE2 -3 suppress lines that appear in both files
1 Only one instance , in either
2 Only in first file
3 Only in second file
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