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Compare Lines within a file

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Name: hp_admin20
Date: August 3, 2007 at 11:34:06 Pacific
Subject: Compare Lines within a file
OS: HP-UX
CPU/Ram: 1GB
Model/Manufacturer: B2600

Comment:

I want to compare lines in a file and if there is duplicate information in a certain field(s) remove it but leave the field seperators.
fileA
a632713,2007/08/02,test,08:00:35,10:45:21,08:00:48,09:35:17
a632713,2007/08/02,test,08:00:35,10:45:21,09:35:33,10:45:21
a632713,2007/08/02,test,11:01:24,12:00:09,11:01:36,12:00:09
fileB
a632713,2007/08/02,test,08:00:35,10:45:21,08:00:48,09:35:17
a632713,2007/08/02,test,,,09:35:33,10:45:21
a632713,2007/08/02,test,11:01:24,12:00:09,11:01:36,12:00:09
Any help would be great!!!
Thanks!

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Name: Vertabreaker
Date: August 24, 2007 at 10:43:02 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

You want to compare lines from 1 file to lines in another file? or You want to compare lines within the same file?

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