Comparing two files

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi

I have two files X and Y. I have to compare two files and dispaly the lines which are present in X and not in Y along with the line numbers

ex

X Y

a a
b b
c g
e

output Z

  1. c

Thanks

2

This is a vague question and smells like homework. If it isn't, what is the "real world problem" of your question and what have you done to attempt to solve this problem yourself? Post your sample script, and we'll see how we can assist.

Regards

3

Try diff or sdiff