COMM(1) - General Commands Manual # COMM(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME # comm - select or reject lines common to two files
SYNOPSIS # comm [-123f] file1Â file2
DESCRIPTION # The comm utility reads file1 and file2, which should be sorted lexically, and produces three text columns as output: lines only in file1; lines only in file2; and lines in both files.
The filename ‘-’ means the standard input.
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JOIN(1) - General Commands Manual # JOIN(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME # join - relational database operator
SYNOPSIS # join [-1 field] [-2 field] [-a file_number | -v file_number] [-e string] [-o list] [-t char] file1 file2
DESCRIPTION # The join utility performs an “equality join” on the specified files and writes the result to the standard output. The “join field” is the field in each file by which the files are compared.
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LOOK(1) - General Commands Manual # LOOK(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME # look - display lines beginning with a given string
SYNOPSIS # look [-df] [-t termchar] string [file]
DESCRIPTION # The look utility displays any lines in file which contain string as a prefix. As look performs a binary search, the lines in file must be sorted.
If file is not specified, the file /usr/share/dict/words is used. Only alphanumeric characters are compared and the case of alphabetic characters is ignored.
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NCHECK_FFS(8) - System Manager’s Manual # NCHECK_FFS(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # ncheck_ffs, ncheck - generate names from inode-numbers
SYNOPSIS # ncheck_ffs [-ams] [-f format] [-i number …] filesystem
DESCRIPTION # ncheck_ffs generates a list of filenames and inode numbers for the given file system. Names of directories are followed by a ‘.’. ncheck_ffs may be invoked more simply as ncheck, with no change in behaviour.
The options are as follows:
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RS(1) - General Commands Manual # RS(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME # rs - reshape a data array
SYNOPSIS # rs [-CcSs[x]] [-GgKkw N] [-EeHhjmnTtyz] [rows [cols]]
DESCRIPTION # rs reads the standard input, interpreting each line as a row of blank-separated entries in an array, transforms the array according to the options, and writes it on the standard output. With no arguments it transforms stream input into a columnar format convenient for terminal viewing.
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SORT(1) - General Commands Manual # SORT(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME # sort - sort, merge, or sequence check text and binary files
SYNOPSIS # sort [-bCcdfgHhiMmnRrsuVz] [-k field1[,field2]] [-o output] [-S size] [-T dir] [-t char] [file …]
DESCRIPTION # The sort utility sorts text and binary files by lines. A line is a record separated from the subsequent record by a newline (default) or NUL ‘\0’ character (-z option) .
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sort(3p) Perl Programmers Reference Guide sort(3p) # sort(3p) Perl Programmers Reference Guide sort(3p)
NNAAMMEE # sort - perl pragma to control sort() behaviour SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS # The sort pragma is now a no-op, and its use is discouraged. These three operations are valid, but have no effect: use sort 'stable'; # guarantee stability use sort 'defaults'; # revert to default behavior no sort 'stable'; # stability not important DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN # Historically the "sort" pragma you can control the behaviour of the builtin "sort()" function.
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SPELL(1) - General Commands Manual # SPELL(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME # spell - find spelling errors
SYNOPSIS # spell [-biltvx] [-d list] [-h spellhist] [-m a | e | l | m | s] [-s list] [+extra_list] [file …]
DESCRIPTION # spell collects words from the named documents and looks them up in a spelling list. Words that neither occur among nor are derivable (by applying certain inflections, prefixes or suffixes) from words in the spelling list are printed on the standard output.
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UNIQ(1) - General Commands Manual # UNIQ(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME # uniq - report or filter out repeated lines in a file
SYNOPSIS # uniq [-ci] [-d | -u] [-f fields] [-s chars] [input_file [output_file]]
DESCRIPTION # The uniq utility reads the standard input comparing adjacent lines and writes a copy of each unique input line to the standard output. The second and succeeding copies of identical adjacent input lines are not written.
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