join

Join lines of two sorted files on a common field.

Runs as join|macOS, Linux, Windows

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 10 fields

Equality join of two sorted files on a field. Both inputs must already be sorted on the join field.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui join

Join two filesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

File 1*

file

File 2*

file

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Join on first field

file1file2

Join on a chosen field

file1file2field_bothdelimiter

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

File 1

path · positional 0

File 2

path · positional 1

Join field (both files)

Join on this field of both files.
integer

-j

Join field of file 1

Join on the field-th field of file 1.
integer

-1

Join field of file 2

Join on the field-th field of file 2.
integer

-2

Field delimiter

Character used as field delimiter for input and output.
string

-t

Output fields

Comma-separated list such as 0,1.2,2.3.
string

-o

Empty field filler

Replace empty output fields with this string.
string

-e

Also print unpairable lines of file

File number (1 or 2) whose unpairable lines are printed too.
integer

-a

Only unpairable lines of file

File number (1 or 2) whose unpairable lines are printed instead of the default output.
integer

-v

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

src

completion

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed join against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.