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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Issues with sort and forward slash Post 302850663 by newbie2010 on Thursday 5th of September 2013 10:43:45 AM
Old 09-05-2013
Still can't get it to work
I've tried the binaries in /usr/xpg4/bin/ and I don't think it makes a difference. I still cannot sort this list. The only way I can sort the list is if use "s" as a delimiter. "/" does not seem to work at all. I have also tried a Linux system with the same issue. Also, I have tried the following:

Code:
[sort -t '/' -k 3,3n
sort -t '/' -k 2,2n

I then tried a 2.6n to attempt to use characters in the sorting. I tried what other folks have recommended in their posts but no luck. Anyone have any clues?

So far this is the only command that works:

Code:
cat file |sort -ts -k2 -n

If I use it I get the list in the desired order:

Code:
/vol/trees2
/vol/trees7
/vol/trees10


Otherwise I get:

Code:
/vol/trees10
/vol/trees2
/vol/trees7

---------- Post updated at 09:43 AM ---------- Previous update was at 09:02 AM ----------

I saw another post on a forum where someone was having issues with the tab key:

Unix sort on multiple fields

I am not sure if this is a similar issue. Has anyone had to escape the forward slash or is there a way to find the version of the sort command?
 

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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN

irsend

IRSEND(1)							   User Commands							 IRSEND(1)

NAME

       irsend - basic LIRC program to send infra-red commands

SYNOPSIS

       irsend [options] DIRECTIVE REMOTE CODE [CODE...]

DESCRIPTION

       Asks the lircd daemon to send one or more CIR (Consumer Infra-Red) commands. This is intended for remote control of electronic devices such
       as TV boxes, HiFi sets, etc.

       DIRECTIVE can be:
	  SEND_ONCE	    - send CODE [CODE ...] once
	  SEND_START	    - start repeating CODE
	  SEND_STOP	    - stop repeating CODE
	  LIST		    - list configured remote items
	  SET_TRANSMITTERS  - set transmitters NUM [NUM ...]
	  SIMULATE	    - simulate IR event

       REMOTE is the name of a remote, as described in the lircd configuration file.

       CODE is the name of a remote control key of REMOTE, as it appears in the lircd configuration file.

       NUM is the transmitter number of the hardware device.

       For the LIST DIRECTIVE, REMOTE and/or CODE can be empty:

	  LIST	 ""    ""   - list all configured remote names
	  LIST REMOTE  ""   - list all codes of REMOTE
	  LIST REMOTE CODE  - list only CODE of REMOTE

       The SIMULATE command only works if it has been explicitly enabled in lircd.

       -h --help
	      display usage summary

       -v --version
	      display version

       -d --device
	      use given lircd socket [/var/run/lirc/lircd]

       -a --address=host[:port]
	      connect to lircd at this address

       -# --count=n
	      send command n times

EXAMPLES

	  irsend LIST DenonTuner ""
	  irsend SEND_ONCE  DenonTuner PROG-SCAN
	  irsend SEND_ONCE  OnkyoAmpli VOL-UP VOL-UP VOL-UP VOL-UP
	  irsend SEND_START OnkyoAmpli VOL-DOWN ; sleep 3
	  irsend SEND_STOP  OnkyoAmpli VOL-DOWN
	  irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1
	  irsend SET_TRANSMITTERS 1 3 4
	  irsend SIMULATE "0000000000000476 00 OK TECHNISAT_ST3004S"

FILES

       /etc/lirc/lircd.conf
	      Default lircd configuration file.  It should contain all the remotes, their infra-red codes and the corresponding timing	and  wave-
	      form details.

DIAGNOSTICS

       If lircd is not running (or /var/run/lirc/lircd lacks write permissions) irsend aborts with the following diagnostics:
       "irsend: could not connect to socket"
       "irsend: Connection refused" (or "Permission denied").

SEE ALSO

       The documentation for lirc is maintained as html pages. They are located under html/ in the documentation directory.

       lircd(8), mode2(1), smode2(1), xmode2(1), irrecord(1), irw(1), http://www.lirc.org.

irsend 0.9.0-pre1						   October 2010 							 IRSEND(1)
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