Sorted what? 😯

I have two files that I think contain the same lines, but not in the same order. Obviously I can sort them to temporary files and diff those. But, I've seen a simpler way and I can't remember how it works.

Help me, internet

I mean to do a web search for "sorted diff" but I accidentally do a Wikipedia search, and it says:

> Did you mean: sorted dick

Er, no! But... you have a page for that? (click)

> The page "Sorted dick" does not exist.

Happily, the other suggestions include what I want:

process subsitution

(same, via web, because the gemini version stopped responding - did I break it??)

Summary, for my own reference when I've forgotten how to do it again

The mind readers at Wikipedia have given me exactly what I want. Spooky.

It lets diff read from the sort outputs as if they were files.

And my files turn out to be as identical as I thought.

#bash

(works in at least some other shells)

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