I think you need to re-read the sort man page; you've got the idea but are confused. Here's how I'd do it:
If "tail -n +2" returns an error, use sed:
The order you specify the -k sort keys options dictates the precedence of the sorting. In this case you wanted the 4th field sorted and THEN the 1st field.
Last edited by otheus; 05-18-2012 at 07:20 AM..
Reason: fixed sort order.
I have a file with several columns:
Column1 Column2 Column3. . .Column6
I want to sort the data from Column6. Could I do that through sort even if there are spaces in between fields?
Much thanks!
outta. (3 Replies)
Hi,
I want a list of entries in 3 space delimited columns. I want to sort entries based on the very first column. Rows can't be changed. For example:
If I have...
Abc Abc Acc
Bca Bda Bdd
Cab Cab Cbc
Dbc Dca Dda
Abc Abc Acc
the output should be...
Abc Abc Acc
Abc Abc Acc
Bca... (7 Replies)
Hi ,
I need to sort a file based on multiple columns All the columns are of varchar type
can any one give me the command to sort for varchar columns?
Thanks (3 Replies)
Hi,
I have a requirement whereby I have to sort a flat file based on Multiple Columns (similar to ORDER BY Clause of Oracle). I am getting 10 columns in the flat file and I want the file to be sorted on 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th and 9th columns in ascending order. The flat file is pipe seperated.
Any... (15 Replies)
Hi,
We have a requirement of need to sort a file based on fields 1,3 and 4. I tried with sort command however it is not giving expected output, can we achieve any other way? Please let me know ASAP.
File
a e w a
a b a a
a a d g
a a h h
c d a e
a a a w
Output
a b a a
a a a w
a a d... (4 Replies)
I have a space delimited text file that I would like to sort by multiple columns. First I want to sort by column 1, then by column 2. Both columns are numerical. Thanks! (1 Reply)
Hello
If you wanted to sort a .csv file that was filled with lines like this:
<Ticker>,<Date as YYYYMMDD>,<Time as H:M:S>,<Volume>,<Corr>
(H : , M, S: )
by date, does anybody know of a better solution than to turn the 3rd and 4th colons of every line into commas, sorting on four keys,... (20 Replies)
Hello all,
I am using printf to print the sorted o/p in my script.I am trying to sort in following way but doesn't work.
printf "%13s %2s UDP %15s:%s Program %4s HD: %23s HD: %23s %10s %s %s %3s days %3s hours\n" $encoder $i "${ipaddr}" ${portno} ${progno} ${inres} ${outres} ${inrate}... (4 Replies)
Hello!
So ive been presented with this comma-delimited file:
I need a print to look as below
"
lastname, phone_number, zip
for every person with a last name starting with the letter H, I
only with a 650-area code phone number. output should be sorted by reverse ZIP code "
I only have... (5 Replies)
Hi, I have a tab delimited columnar file where I want to remove lines wherever two particular columns match. so for this file, I want to toss the lines where columns 1 and 2 match:
a a 1 3
a b 2 4
b b 3 5
because there are matches column 1 and 2 in lines 1 and 3, I would like a script to... (2 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT ULTRIX
sortbib
sortbib(1) General Commands Manual sortbib(1)Name
sortbib - sort bibliographic database
Syntax
sortbib [-sKEYS] database...
Description
The command sorts files of records containing refer key-letters by user-specified keys. Records may be separated by blank lines, or by .[
and .] delimiters, but the two styles may not be mixed together. This program reads through each database and pulls out key fields, which
are sorted separately. The sorted key fields contain the file pointer, byte offset, and length of corresponding records. These records
are delivered using disk seeks and reads, so may not be used in a pipeline to read standard input.
By default, alphabetizes by the first %A and the %D fields, which contain the senior author and date. The -s option is used to specify new
KEYS. For instance, -sATD will sort by author, title, and date, while -sA+D will sort by all authors, and date. Sort keys past the fourth
are not meaningful. No more than 16 databases may be sorted together at one time. Records longer than 4096 characters will be truncated.
The command sorts on the last word on the %A line, which is assumed to be the author's last name. A word in the final position, such as
``jr.'' or ``ed.'', will be ignored if the name beforehand ends with a comma. Authors with two-word last names or unusual constructions
can be sorted correctly by using the convention `` '' in place of a blank. A %Q field is considered to be the same as %A, except sorting
begins with the first, not the last, word. The command sorts on the last word of the %D line, usually the year. It also ignores leading
articles (like ``A'' or ``The'') when sorting by titles in the %T or %J fields; it will ignore articles of any modern European language.
If a sort-significant field is absent from a record, places that record before other records containing that field.
Options-sKEYS
Specifies new sort KEYS. For example, ATD sorts by author, title, and date.
See Alsoaddbib(1), indxbib(1), lookbib(1), refer(1), roffbib(1)sortbib(1)