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 combine files and delete duplicates using Linux
Linux, Linux administration, Linux file system
I need to combine 3 text files and delete the duplicate records after combining them.  What is the best way to do this using Linux?

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ASKED: March 2, 2011  8:40 PM
UPDATED: March 3, 2011  4:08 PM
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