02-09-2008
sort csv file
hi guys.
i am quite new to shell scripting. and i've been practicing coding
in a CSV (comma separated value) file is it possible to sort a specific block?
what do i do if i want to sort these contacts by their birthdays in ascending order (Jan. to Dec.)? And i want only to display their name and birthday?
Here is the file
Sharapova,Maria,19-apr-1987,Brandenton FLorida,USA,admin@mariasharapova.com,+1(954)3387488
Bryant,Kobe,23-aug-1978,L.A. California,USA,kobe@lakers.comk+1(310)87890
Spielberg,Steven,18-dec-1946,L.A.California,USA,steven@dreamworks.com,+1(389)89098
Harnois,Elisabeth,26-may-1979,Detroit Michigan,USA,liz@1treehill.net,+1(313)74564536
Ryan,Michelle,22-apr-1984,Enfield London,UK,mryan@nbc.com,+44(207)2988410
Belle,Camilla,2-oct-19886,Miami Florida,USA,cam_65@hollywood.org, +1(954)3790491
Gellar,Sarah Michelle,14-apr-1977,L.A. California,USA,smg@buffy.com,+1(213)3398848m
Underwood,Carrie,10-mar-1983,Checotah Oklahoma,USA,carrieunderwood@rca.com,+1(918)655423
many thanks!!!
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SORT(1) General Commands Manual SORT(1)
NAME
sort - sort a file of ASCII lines
SYNOPSIS
sort [-bcdfimnru] [-tc] [-o name] [+pos1] [-pos2] file ...
OPTIONS
-b Skip leading blanks when making comparisons
-c Check to see if a file is sorted
-d Dictionary order: ignore punctuation
-f Fold upper case onto lower case
-i Ignore nonASCII characters
-m Merge presorted files
-n Numeric sort order
-o Next argument is output file
-r Reverse the sort order
-t Following character is field separator
-u Unique mode (delete duplicate lines)
EXAMPLES
sort -nr file # Sort keys numerically, reversed
sort +2 -4 file # Sort using fields 2 and 3 as key
sort +2 -t: -o out # Field separator is :
sort +.3 -.6 # Characters 3 through 5 form the key
DESCRIPTION
Sort sorts one or more files. If no files are specified, stdin is sorted. Output is written on standard output, unless -o is specified.
The options +pos1 -pos2 use only fields pos1 up to but not including pos2 as the sort key, where a field is a string of characters delim-
ited by spaces and tabs, unless a different field delimiter is specified with -t. Both pos1 and pos2 have the form m.n where m tells the
number of fields and n tells the number of characters. Either m or n may be omitted.
SEE ALSO
comm(1), grep(1), uniq(1).
SORT(1)