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Old 01-20-2009, 12:51 AM   #1
surya_gadde
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how can I differentiate two large text files using shell script? Files are like below


I want to automate this using script.How to automate it?

File1:

s.no# 1 name:aaaaaa
city:abcd

s.no# 2 name:aaabbb
city:abcd

s.no# 1 name:aaaccc
city:abcd
.
.
.
.
.


File 2:

s.no# 1 name:lmnopq
city:abcd

s.no# 2 name:abcdef
city:abcd

s.no# 1 name:ijklmn
city:abcd
.
.
.
.
.

I want to check which fields are varrying form File1 to File2.
length of S.no, name and city are same.

Last edited by surya_gadde; 01-20-2009 at 11:59 PM.
 
Old 01-20-2009, 02:52 AM   #2
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Try using 'diff' as a starting point.

Code:
diff file1 file2
 
  


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