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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers Sort -t: -k1 Post 303043830 by loktamann on Friday 7th of February 2020 06:02:37 PM
Old 02-07-2020
Sort -t: -k1

My file1.txt looks like below:
Code:
Feb 03 15:58:27 2020
Feb 03 16:01:23 2020
Feb 03 16:11:29 2020
Feb 04 11:01:49 2020
Jan 20 16:27:38 2020
Jan 20 16:29:51 2020
Jan 20 16:44:39 2020
Jan 20 16:56:41 2020

I tried: sort -t: -k1 and result below:
Code:
Feb 03 15:58:27 2020
Feb 03 16:01:23 2020
Feb 03 16:11:29 2020
Feb 04 11:01:49 2020
Jan 20 16:27:38 2020
Jan 20 16:29:51 2020
Jan 20 16:44:39 2020
Jan 20 16:56:41 2020

I'd like to have Feb 04 11:01:49 2020 as the last line.
Thanks in advance!

--- Post updated at 07:02 PM ---

I tried sort -nrz and result below. close but not in order:

Code:
Jan 20 16:56:41
Feb 03 16:11:29
Jan 20 16:27:38
Jan 20 16:29:51
Feb 03 15:58:27
Feb 03 16:01:23
Jan 20 16:44:39
Feb 04 11:01:49

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fatsort(1)						      General Commands Manual							fatsort(1)

NAME
FATSort - FAT filesystem sorting utility SYNOPSIS
fatsort [options] device DESCRIPTION
FATsort sorts directory structures of FAT filesystems. Many MP3 hardware players don't sort files automatically but play them in the order they were transmitted to the device. FATSort can help here. OPTIONS
-c This option causes FATSort to ignore the case of filenames (e.g. 'example.mp3' is equal to 'EXAMPLE.MP3'). -f Force sorting even if the device is mounted or if FATSort cannot determine if the device is mounted. -h Shows some help information. -i Prints some file system information of the specified device. -l FATSort will not sort directory structures, but just print the current order. -o type This options specifies how FATSort will sort files and directories. type can be 'd' for directories before files (which is the default), 'f' for files before directories, or 'a' for no differentiation between files and directories. -n Uses natural order to sort directory structures instead of alphanumeric order. For example, an alphanumeric order would be file123.mp3 file21.mp3 file3.mp3 and the corresponding natural order would be file3.mp3 file21.mp3 file123.mp3. -q FATSort will work quietly without printing additional information messages. -r Sorts the directories in reverse order (Z-A). -R Sorts the directories in random order. -v Shows version information only. The following options can be specified multiple times: -d directory Sort directory only -D directory Sort directory and all subdirectories -x directory Don't sort directory -X directory Don't sort directory and all subdirectories -I prefix Ignore filename prefix prefix during sorting. For example, passing option -I "the " tells FATSort to sort 'The Beatles.mp3' like 'Beatles.mp3'. EXAMPLES
Sort FAT filesystem on an USB stick: fatsort /dev/sda1 Sort FAT filesystem in a file: fatsort /home/user/fat16_fs.img Sort directory /dir1 and all subdirectories except /dir1/dirA: fatsort /dev/sda1 -D /dir1 -x /dir1/dirA Ignore prefixes 'a ' and 'the ' during sorting: fatsort /dev/sda1 -I "a " -I "the " AUTHOR
Boris Leidner <fatsort(at)formenos.de> SEE ALSO
mount(8) fsck(8) NOTES
FAT12 is not supported yet. REPORT BUGS
Please report bugs to fatsort(at)formenos.de. Thanks. FATSort 0.9.15 2011 fatsort(1)
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