comm (Unix program)

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:graphical_user_interface
gptkbp:availableOn gptkb:macOS
gptkb:BSD
gptkb:Linux
gptkb:GNU_coreutils
gptkbp:category text processing
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Version_4_Unix
gptkbp:function compares two sorted files line by line
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label comm (Unix program)
gptkbp:input two sorted files
gptkbp:license GNU GPL (for GNU implementation)
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Unix
Unix-like
gptkbp:option -1 (suppress column 1)
-2 (suppress column 2)
-3 (suppress column 3)
--check-order (check that input is sorted)
--output-delimiter (change output delimiter)
gptkbp:output three columns: lines unique to first file, lines unique to second file, lines common to both files
gptkbp:seeAlso diff (Unix)
sort (Unix)
join (Unix)
uniq (Unix)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:diff_(Unix_program)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7