Re: Diff: obtain only the different lines of the newest file

Kimahri Ronso <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have 2 files containing almost the same information with around 70.000
> records.
> 
> What I would like to know is if there is a possibility to obtain only the
> different lines from the second file without anything else.
> 
> I just need to know the content of the changed lines in the newest file.

What about:

diff file1 file2 | grep -e "^>"

Or, maybe, if you don't like the preceeding "> ":

diff file1 file2 | grep -e "^>" | colrm 1 2

regards Henrik
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