I have a file with a list of rpm's that have different dates. I am trying to just grab the latest rpm and install date, and discard the rest. The file has 1000's of entries all with different names and dates.
I have tried sort -k on the file and I am not grabbing the info,
thanks,
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Hi at all,
I have to sort a log file on timestamp field. That's field is the third!
a log file sample.....
1|EVTVOD-1-20060709_000614|2006/07/09-0:11:23|0.3.8
1|EVTVOD-1-20060709_000614|2006/07/09-0:11:16|0.3.8
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I have a list of files that take on the format ABCDE_yymmdd and wish to sort them in ascending date order. I can't use the unix time stamp for the file as this could possibly be different from the date given in the file name.
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Hi Friends,
I've a large datafile, I've to sort the entire records of this file based on the positions. For ex:
ccc112IVEAGH VETERINARY SERVICES
cca110SHOOTER PROPERTY SERVICES
bbb111JUNIOR GOLF ACADEMY LIMITED
aaa110AULD PROPERTIES T/A R&J AULD
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Hi all,
I have a file that looks like this...
##########
1zz2_15-43 1ouy_0-13-35 1.12619901947
2gfs_41-7 1yqj_3 0.793602121208
1bl7_11-3 1wbo_1-3-4 0.791065168287
1ywr_16-3 2ghl_22 0.956896171134
2exc_11-35 1pmq_13-15-87 0.597677672501
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Hi All,
I am encountered with a problem while sorting a file based on multiple columns . I need to sort like:
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Hello,
I have a file with information separated by ";" like this:
ABC;20110126000008;00-10-95-29-17-C6;2;37190292
ABC;20110126000008;00-10-95-29-17-C6;1;53140866
ABC;20110126000008;00-10-05-01-11-38;2;11182251
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Input data:
012-abc 2012-04-25 ... (3 Replies)