---
name: "difference-uid-lists"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncbi-entrez-direct"
version: "24.0.20250523+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/difference-uid-lists"
---

# difference-uid-lists(1)

compute symmetric difference of two numerical lists

## NAME

difference-uid-lists - compute symmetric difference of two numerical lists

## SYNOPSIS

**difference-uid-lists** *filename1* *filename2*

## DESCRIPTION

**difference-uid-lists** computes the symmetric difference of the specified number lists (expected to contain one number per line) and sorts the result numerically.

## SEE ALSO

[**combine-uid-lists**(1)](/combine-uid-lists/1.md), [**ecollect**(1)](/ecollect/1.md), [**efetch**(1)](/efetch/1.md), [**efilter**(1)](/efilter/1.md), [**esearch**(1)](/esearch/1.md), [**exclude-uid-lists**(1)](/exclude-uid-lists/1.md), [**intersect-uid-lists**(1)](/intersect-uid-lists/1.md), [**xfetch**(1)](/xfetch/1.md), [**xfilter**(1)](/xfilter/1.md), [**xlink**(1)](/xlink/1.md), [**xsearch**(1)](/xsearch/1.md).