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COMM(1)			    General Commands Manual		       COMM(1)

NAME
       comm - select or	reject lines common to two sorted files

SYNOPSIS
       comm [ -123 ] file1 file2

DESCRIPTION
       Comm  reads  file1  and	file2, which are in lexicographical order, and
       produces	a three	column output: lines only  in  file1;  lines  only  in
       file2;  and  lines in both files.  The file name	means the standard in-
       put.

       Flag or suppresses printing of the corresponding	column.

EXAMPLE
       comm -12	file1 file2

	      Print lines common to two	sorted files.

SOURCE
       /src/cmd/comm.c

SEE ALSO
       sort((1)), cmp(1), diff(1), uniq((1))

								       COMM(1)

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