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Old 05-01-2015, 12:06 PM   #1
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unix file on 2 line match

hi,

i have a file that has lines like this below. i'd like to uniq this where every unique item consists of the 2 lines. so since
bob
100
is here twice i would only print it the one time. Help please. thanks,

bob
100
bill
130
joe
123
bob
100
joe
120
 
Old 05-01-2015, 12:21 PM   #2
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Well? What have you actually tried yourself?
 
Old 05-01-2015, 12:32 PM   #3
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... i'd like to uniq this where every unique item consists of the 2 lines.
Hint: paste, uniq, sort, and tr are commands to know.

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Old 05-01-2015, 02:57 PM   #4
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awk is nice for this task. Can be coded in one line.

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