Thread: AIX unix system script (need help)

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    Registered User Liam Battle's Avatar
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    AIX unix system script (need help)

    Im writting a script which takes two directories and displays them, then displays the contents which do not match in the two directories.

    I tried using the -v command in grep but it does not work properly, ill show you my current code (sorry im new to unix scripting) :

    if [ ! $# = 2 ]
    then
    echo Usage: dircomp dir-name1 dir-name2 ... 1>&2
    exit 1
    elif [ ! -d $1 ]
    then
    echo The first argument $1 is not a directory 1>&2
    exit 1
    elif [ ! -d $2 ]
    then
    echo the Second argument $2 is not a directory 1>&2
    exit 1
    else
    ls $1 -al > list
    ls $2 -al > list2
    grep -v -f list list2
    rm list
    rm list2
    exit 0
    fi

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    Thanks in Advance

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    Well it's off-topic

    read the manual on the comm command

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    Thumbs down

    the comm command surpresses unique lines, i dont want to, i want to show the unique lines between the two files... which are the non matching lines... and the DIFF command which can accomplish this has a problem with it, it will put '<' '>' in front of what i want to change

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    Hi,

    diff --brief directory1 directory2
    this suppresses the output of differences in files. Is this what you are looking for? If not, can you give a simple example of the output you want.

    alex

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