Hi, I have couple of files (one like below as exmple) which needs to be compared using diff command. File a.txt Table_name row_count A 10 D 11 C 34 D 45 E 34 F 26 G 83 File b.txt Table_name row_count A 10 D 11 C 34 C1 67 C2 87 D 45 E 34 E1 19 E2 90 F 26 G 83 However, if the contents in both the files are not in sequence(side by side) its not giving the correct output. I am using this command - diff a.txt b.txt |awk '{ if($2 != $4) print }'| awk '{printf "%s %s\n",$1, $4}'> result.out How can I get the results irrespective of data not sorted or is there a way that both files can be sorted for order and ignore space/tab etc. Finally, I want to send the result to my manager via mailx .... Eg: DBALIST='asdf@xxxxxxx' SUBJECT="WARNING: Row count difference in Oracle Sybase" diff c.txt d.txt |awk '{ if($2 != $4) print }' > result1.out diff e.txt f.txt |awk '{ if($2 != $4) print }' > result2.out diff g.txt h.txt |awk '{ if($2 != $4) print }' > result3.out mailx -s "$SUBJECT" $DBALIST < output.txt How can I club all 3 result* file into one. If I open output.txt file I should be able to identify result1.out,result2.out etc... Thanks & Regards Noor M Mulla HCLT - Bangalore DISCLAIMER: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. It shall not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of the author of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any mail and attachments please check them for viruses and defect. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------