Don't print the same string again if it was found between two files

Question

I'm looking for the string SUCCESS into the file_1 & file_2 which in this case looks for the string and prints it based on whether its there on only file_1 or on both file_1 and file_2 while I'm looking it to print only once either its on both the file of one. How that can be done?

$ grep SUCCESS file_1  file_2

Result:

file_1:Host fox_01 is SUCCESS
file_2:Host fox_02 is SUCCESS
file_2:Host fox_01 is SUCCESS

I'm open to any advice or solution, not necessarily grep.

So you just want to know if the string SUCCESS is in either file? Your question is a bit hard to understand, it would help if you gave an example of your desired output. — rusty shackleford, Apr 24 '19 at 11:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 24 '19 at 12:39

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Use grep -h to not print the file names, and then awk to suppress duplicate lines:

grep -h SUCCESS file_1  file_2 | awk '!seen[$0]++'

or if you wish to sort:

grep -h SUCCESS file_1  file_2 | sort -u

answered Apr 24 '19 at 12:39

pLumo

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Excellent @Rovo, I came around the same awk idiom. – krock1516 Apr 24 '19 at 13:12
I referred the link – krock1516 Apr 24 '19 at 13:12

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '19 at 13:05

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Try this,

awk '/SUCCESS/ && !a[$0]++' file_1 file_2

Host fox_01 is SUCCESS
Host fox_02 is SUCCESS

will check for the keyword "SUCCESS" and ignores duplicate

answered Apr 24 '19 at 13:05

Siva

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Excellent @msp9011, I referred the link – krock1516 Apr 24 '19 at 13:13
Is there a better way rather using && operator. – krock1516 Apr 24 '19 at 13:26
@krock1516 may I know whats the difficulty in using && – Siva Apr 24 '19 at 13:30
-@msp9011, I see no difficulty but wondering if there can be a better way? Isn't that good question :-) . – krock1516 Apr 24 '19 at 14:08

Don't print the same string again if it was found between two files

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