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Re: Diff: obtain only the different lines of the newest file
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Henrik Carlqvist |
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Re: Diff: obtain only the different lines of the newest file |
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Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:04:02 -0000 |
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Kimahri Ronso <kronso@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have 2 files containing almost the same information with around 70.000
> records.
>
> What I would like to know is if there is a possibility to obtain only the
> different lines from the second file without anything else.
>
> I just need to know the content of the changed lines in the newest file.
What about:
diff file1 file2 | grep -e "^>"
Or, maybe, if you don't like the preceeding "> ":
diff file1 file2 | grep -e "^>" | colrm 1 2
regards Henrik
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