sort

Calypso · #1 (**permalink**) 05-29-2009

I check the man page but I still cannot see what this command is supposed to do

Code:

sort +5 -6 <file>

It just seems to sort the file as normal??

Thanks
Calypso

thanhdat · #2 (**permalink**) 05-29-2009

As I know

Code:

sort +5 -6 <file>

sort by the sixth column, but it's no longer supported. Instead the -k option can be used to do the same thing (note: "-k 6" for the sixth column)

Calypso · #3 (**permalink**) 05-29-2009

Thanks for that, do you know what the 5 represent too?

panyam · #4 (**permalink**) 05-29-2009

google gave me this link

Code:

http://www.softpanorama.org/Tools/sort.shtml

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