comm (Unix utility)

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:graphical_user_interface
gptkbp:author gptkb:AT&T_Bell_Labs
gptkbp:availableOn gptkb:macOS
gptkb:BSD
gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:category Text processing utilities
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 utility)
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:GNU_coreutils
gptkbp:input two sorted files
gptkbp:license GNU General Public License (for GNU implementation)
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Unix
Unix-like
gptkbp:option -1 (suppress column 1)
-2 (suppress column 2)
-3 (suppress column 3)
gptkbp:output three columns: lines unique to first file, lines unique to second file, lines common to both files
gptkbp:relatedTo diff (Unix)
sort (Unix)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:diff_(Unix_utility)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7