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join: Join field3 of file1 with field1 of file2.
$ join -1 ${3} -2 ${1} ${file1} ${file2}
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The join
command is used to join lines of two files based on a common field. Here is an explanation of the provided command:
join
: This is the command itself, used to join lines from two files.-1 ${3}
: This specifies the field number (column) in the first file to be used for joining. In this case, it refers to the third field in the first file.${3}
indicates that the value is taken from the third positional parameter passed to the script or command.-2 ${1}
: This specifies the field number (column) in the second file to be used for joining. In this case, it refers to the first field in the second file.${1}
indicates that the value is taken from the first positional parameter passed to the script or command.${file1}
: This is the first file to be joined.${file1}
indicates that the value is taken from the positional parameter passed to the script or command.${file2}
: This is the second file to be joined.${file2}
indicates that the value is taken from another positional parameter passed to the script or command.
Overall, the command is used to join lines from ${file1}
and ${file2}
based on the third field of ${file1}
and the first field of ${file2}
. The resulting lines will contain fields from both files, with a common field (as specified) for the join.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.