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The default field separators are tab and space characters. In this case, multiple tabs and spaces count as a single field separator, and leading tabs and spaces are ignored. The default output field separator is a single space character.
Many of the options use file and field numbers. Both file numbers and field numbers are 1 based, i.e., the first file on the command line is file number 1 and the first field is field number 1. The following options are available:
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In addition to the default output, produce a line for each unpairable line in file file_number. | |
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Replace empty output fields with string. | |
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The
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Use character char as a field delimiter for both input and output. Every occurrence of char in a line is significant. | |
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Do not display the default output, but display a line for each unpairable
line in file
file_number.
The options
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Join on the field'th field of file1. | |
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Join on the field'th field of file2. | |
When the default field delimiter characters are used, the files to be joined
should be ordered in the collating sequence of
sort(1),
using the
If one of the arguments file1 or file2 is '-', the standard input is used.
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In addition to the default output, produce a line for each unpairable line in both file1 and file2. | |
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Join on the field'th field of file1. | |
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Join on the field'th field of file2. | |
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Join on the field'th field of both file1 and file2. | |
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Historical implementations of
join
permitted multiple arguments to the
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These options are available only so historic shell scripts do not require modification and should not be used.
JOIN (1) | July 5, 2004 |
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