From: Bennett, Michael (consultant) (MBennett.consultant@upccorp.com)
Date: Wed May 14 2003 - 05:57:28 EDT
Hello,
I've answered this before, and now forgotten.
if I have a list in a file as follows:
2.11.a
1.11.a
2.10.a
1.10.a
2.9.a
1.9.a
2.8.a
1.8.a
2.7.a
1.7.a
2.6.a
1.6.a
2.5.a
1.5.a
2.4.a
1.4.a
2.3.a
1.3.a
2.2.a
1.2.a
2.1.a
1.1.a
How do i numerically sort fields 1 and 2.
I already have done it without spaces:
sort -n -k 1n -k 2n list
but failure with field separator: sort -n -t \. -k 1n -k 2n list; or
sort -n -t. -k 1n -k 2n list
If I change the . to a : then it clearly works with: sort -n -t: -k 1n -k 2n
list
Clearly it doesn't like . as a field separator?
Yours sincerely,
Michael J Bennett
Sun Professional Services Consultant
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