Re: diff
- From: Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Noor.Mulla@xxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:17:16 -0800
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 3:36 AM, Noor Mulla <Noor.Mulla@xxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
>
>
Doing so without programming will require ignoring or removing blank lines,
and sorting the data prior to doing the diff.
See the sort and diff man pages - most 'diff's can ignore blanks.
>
>
> Finally, I want to send the result to my manager via mailx ….
>
> ...
>
> 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…
>
>
>
Read the man page for whatever shell you are using.
Redirect can be used in both overwrite and append mode.
In regards to my previous reply - it looks like you are making an
attempt to solve this on your own. :)
Jared Still
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