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NAME

       uniq - report repeated lines in a file

SYNOPSIS

       uniq [ -udc [ +-num ] ] [ file ]

DESCRIPTION

       Uniq  copies  the  input  file,  or the standard input, to the standard
       output, comparing adjacent lines.  In the normal case, the  second  and
       succeeding  copies  of repeated lines are removed.  Repeated lines must
       be adjacent in order to be found.

       -u     Print unique lines.

       -d     Print (one copy of) duplicated lines.

       -c     Prefix a repetition  count  and  a  tab  to  each  output  line.
              Implies -u and -d.

       -num   The  first  num  fields together with any blanks before each are
              ignored.  A field is defined as a string of  non-space,  non-tab
              characters separated by tabs and spaces from its neighbors.

       +num   The first num characters are ignored.  Fields are skipped before
              characters.

SOURCE

       /src/cmd/uniq.c

SEE ALSO

       sort(1)

BUGS

       Field selection and comparison should be compatible with sort(1).

                                                                       UNIQ(1)