08-07-2008
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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Can someone please tell me how to sort a file, based on a particular position within the file?
I have a line sequential file that is 152 bytes per record, in which i need to sort the file based on the numeric data in positions 142-152.
I have done the "man sort" command and see the -k option... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: rjjenkin
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi,
I am going to sort a huge flat file using sort command, this file is about 36 million lines, 179 fields delimitered by Ctrl B (002). eg.
1^B198709.....
17^B200301....
3^B196511....
.....
I want this file being sorted by the first field, the result is like :
1^B198709........ (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: xli
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi
IŽd like to get a few explanations about how the sort command works when cascading the options.
cscyabl@comet:(develop)> more file
2:A2
2:A1
5:A2
5:A2
10:A1
cscyabl@comet:(develop)> sort -n -u file
2:A1
5:A2
10:A1
cscyabl@comet:(develop)> sort -u -n file
2:A1
5:A2
10:A1... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: Indalecio
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi i have a file containing ip addresses and want to sort those IP addresses in the ascending order.
file (match.txt) contents are:
192.168.0.100
192.168.0.16
192.168.0.10
192.168.0.23
192.168.0.2
192.168.0.3
192.168.0.1
192.168.0.222
i tried:
sort -n match.txt
output is :... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: manmeet
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi to all.
I'm trying to sort this with the Unix command sort.
user1:12345678:3.5:2.5:8:1:2:3
user2:12345679:4.5:3.5:8:1:3:2
user3:12345687:5.5:2.5:6:1:3:2
user4:12345670:5.5:2.5:5:3:2:1
user5:12345671:2.5:5.5:7:2:3:1
I need to get this:
user3:12345687:5.5:2.5:6:1:3:2... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: daniel.gbaena
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6. Homework & Coursework Questions
I have file ipaddress.txt
192.168.1.25
127.3.9.12
192.168.12.1
127.21.2.3
127.92.80.6
192.168.4.5
I want to sort as
127.3.9.12
127.21.2.3
127.92.80.6
192.168.1.25
192.168.12.1
192.168.4.5
So what sort command do I have to use. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: RiderOnsky
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7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello Everybody :) !!!. i have question in mind, is it possible to sort a list of hexadecimal numbers using "sort" command? (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: Kesavan
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have a file with the following content:-
181268525,0640613864,B,113,22-dec-2011 14:12:08,
181268525,0640613864,C,113,25-dec-2011 14:18:50,
181268525,0640613864,L,113,26-dec-2011 14:07:46,
181268525,0640613864,X,113,01-jan-2012 16:57:45,
181268525,0640613864,X,113,04-jan-2012 14:13:27,... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: Yoda
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9. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have an input like
4.3.6.66
4.3.6.67
4.3.6.70
4.3.6.25
4.3.6.15
4.3.6.54
4.3.6.44
4.3.6.34
4.3.6.24
4.3.6.14
4.3.6.53
4.3.6.43
4.3.6.49
4.3.6.33
4.3.6.52
4.3.6.19
4.3.6.58
4.3.6.42 (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: dnam9917
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SORT(1) User Commands SORT(1)
NAME
sort - sort lines of text files
SYNOPSIS
sort [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Write sorted concatenation of all FILE(s) to standard output.
Ordering options:
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-b, --ignore-leading-blanks ignore leading blanks
-d, --dictionary-order
consider only blanks and alphanumeric characters
-f, --ignore-case
fold lower case to upper case characters
-g, --general-numeric-sort
compare according to general numerical value
-i, --ignore-nonprinting
consider only printable characters
-M, --month-sort
compare (unknown) < `JAN' < ... < `DEC'
-n, --numeric-sort
compare according to string numerical value
-r, --reverse
reverse the result of comparisons
Other options:
-c, --check
check whether input is sorted; do not sort
-k, --key=POS1[,POS2]
start a key at POS1, end it at POS 2 (origin 1)
-m, --merge
merge already sorted files; do not sort
-o, --output=FILE
write result to FILE instead of standard output
-s, --stable
stabilize sort by disabling last-resort comparison
-S, --buffer-size=SIZE
use SIZE for main memory buffer
-t, --field-separator=SEP use SEP instead of non- to whitespace transition
-T, --temporary-directory=DIR
use DIR for temporaries, not $TMPDIR or /tmp multiple options specify multiple directories
-u, --unique
with -c: check for strict ordering
otherwise: output only the first of an equal run
-z, --zero-terminated
end lines with 0 byte, not newline
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
POS is F[.C][OPTS], where F is the field number and C the character position in the field. OPTS is one or more single-letter ordering
options, which override global ordering options for that key. If no key is given, use the entire line as the key.
SIZE may be followed by the following multiplicative suffixes: % 1% of memory, b 1, K 1024 (default), and so on for M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
*** WARNING *** The locale specified by the environment affects sort order. Set LC_ALL=C to get the traditional sort order that uses
native byte values.
AUTHOR
Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for sort is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sort programs are properly installed at your site, the
command
info sort
should give you access to the complete manual.
sort (coreutils) 4.5.3 October 2002 SORT(1)