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# 1  
Old 10-07-2009
Sort by Column Headers

Hi All,

I am new to UNIX can you please help me to sort a file with different columns

my file looks like this
Code:
[liveuser@localhost ~]$ cat gaut.txt
UID        PID  PPID  PGID   SID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
liveuser  3008  2892  3008  3008  0 11:58 ?        00:00:00 gnome-session
liveuser  3019     1  3008  3008  0 11:58 ?        00:00:00 dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session
liveuser  3025     1  3025  3025  0 11:58 ?        00:00:00 /bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 7 --print-address 9 --session

Please help me the best and fastest way if i need to sort by PGID

Thanks
GautamChennuru

---------- Post updated 10-07-09 at 02:45 AM ---------- Previous update was 10-06-09 at 10:27 PM ----------

Can someone answer to my question please

Last edited by pludi; 10-07-2009 at 04:15 AM.. Reason: code tags, please...
# 2  
Old 10-07-2009
Code:
awk '{ print $4, $0 }' infile | 
  sort -n | 
    cut -d\  -f2-

# 3  
Old 10-07-2009
hi radoulov,

cut -d\ is giving error
HTML Code:
[liveuser@localhost ~]$ awk '{print $6 , $0}' gaut.txt |sort -n |cut -d\ -f2-
cut: the delimiter must be a single character
Try `cut --help' for more information.
[liveuser@localhost ~]$

can u please suggest

thanks
gautam
# 4  
Old 10-07-2009
You need two spaces after the backslash, not one.
This should be easier to understand:

Code:
cut -d' ' -f2-

# 5  
Old 10-07-2009
either
Code:
awk '{ print $4, $0 }' infile | 
  sort -n | 
    cut -d ' '  -f2-

or
Code:
awk '{ print $4 "\t" $0 }' infile | 
  sort -n | 
    cut -f2-

# 6  
Old 10-07-2009
But if sort with columns having single word letter then it is not sorting exactly please see below if i try to sort with column C

HTML Code:
[liveuser@localhost ~]$ ps -fuliveuser|awk '{print $4,$0}' |sort -n|cut -d\  -f2-
liveuser  4378  4352  0 20:31 pts/1    00:00:00 bash
liveuser  4525  4378  0 20:52 pts/1    00:00:00 awk {print $4,$0}
liveuser  4526  4378  0 20:52 pts/1    00:00:00 sort -n
liveuser  4527  4378  0 20:52 pts/1    00:00:00 cut -d  -f2-
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
liveuser  3404  3389  2 18:33 ?        00:03:41 /usr/lib/firefox-3.5b4/firefox
liveuser  4524  4378  2 20:52 pts/1    00:00:00 ps -fuliveuser


[liveuser@localhost ~]$ ps -fuliveuser
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
liveuser  3006  2907  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 gnome-session
liveuser  3022     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 7 --print-address 9 --session
liveuser  3025     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session
liveuser  3129     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:01 /usr/libexec/gconfd-2
liveuser  3133     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gnome-settings-daemon
liveuser  3137     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 gnome-keyring-daemon --start
liveuser  3146  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:02 metacity
liveuser  3149  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:02 gnome-panel
liveuser  3152     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog
liveuser  3154     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gvfsd
liveuser  3169     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec//gvfs-fuse-daemon /home/liveuser/.gvfs
liveuser  3175  3152  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/pulse/gconf-helper
liveuser  3176  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:01 nautilus
liveuser  3178     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/bonobo-activation-server --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=19
liveuser  3182  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 gpk-update-icon
liveuser  3199  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 bluetooth-applet
liveuser  3200  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 kerneloops-applet
liveuser  3201  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 python /usr/share/system-config-printer/applet.py
liveuser  3203     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/im-settings-daemon
liveuser  3204  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gdu-notification-daemon
liveuser  3209  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 gnome-volume-control-applet
liveuser  3213  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:02 gnome-power-manager
liveuser  3220  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 nm-applet --sm-disable
liveuser  3250  3006  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/seapplet
liveuser  3326     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gconf-im-settings-daemon
liveuser  3336     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/notification-daemon
liveuser  3345     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:04 /usr/libexec/wnck-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Wncklet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=18
liveuser  3351     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/trashapplet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Panel_TrashApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=24
liveuser  3352     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gvfs-gdu-volume-monitor
liveuser  3355     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gvfs-gphoto2-volume-monitor
liveuser  3357     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gvfsd-trash --spawner :1.9 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/0
liveuser  3360     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/clock-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_ClockApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=19
liveuser  3363     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gdm-user-switch-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet_Factory --oaf-ior-fd=
liveuser  3366     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/notification-area-applet --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_NotificationAreaApplet_Factory --oaf-ior
liveuser  3375     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:01 gnome-screensaver
liveuser  3377     1  0 18:32 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gvfsd-burn --spawner :1.9 /org/gtk/gvfs/exec_spaw/1
liveuser  3389     1  0 18:33 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/firefox-3.5b4/run-mozilla.sh /usr/lib/firefox-3.5b4/firefox
liveuser  3404  3389  2 18:33 ?        00:03:49 /usr/lib/firefox-3.5b4/firefox
liveuser  4352     1  0 20:28 ?        00:00:09 gnome-terminal
liveuser  4353  4352  0 20:28 ?        00:00:00 gnome-pty-helper
liveuser  4378  4352  0 20:31 pts/1    00:00:00 bash
liveuser  4537  4378  1 20:54 pts/1    00:00:00 ps -fuliveuser
Can you please check and let me know

Thanks
Gautam
# 7  
Old 10-07-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by cgk1983
But if sort with columns having single word letter then it is not sorting exactly please see below if i try to sort with column C
[...]
You said you wanted to sort by PGID ...
If you want to sort by different columns, the code should be modified ...
 
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