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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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DateTime::Locale::xh(3) 				User Contributed Perl Documentation				   DateTime::Locale::xh(3)

NAME
DateTime::Locale::xh SYNOPSIS
use DateTime; my $dt = DateTime->now( locale => 'xh' ); print $dt->month_name(); DESCRIPTION
This is the DateTime locale package for Xhosa. DATA
This locale inherits from the DateTime::Locale::root locale. It contains the following data. Days Wide (format) Mvulo Lwesibini Lwesithathu Lwesine Lwesihlanu Mgqibelo Cawe Abbreviated (format) Mvu Bin Tha Sin Hla Mgq Caw Narrow (format) Mvu Bin Tha Sin Hla Mgq Caw Wide (stand-alone) Mvulo Lwesibini Lwesithathu Lwesine Lwesihlanu Mgqibelo Cawe Abbreviated (stand-alone) Mvu Bin Tha Sin Hla Mgq Caw Narrow (stand-alone) 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Months Wide (format) Janyuwari Februwari Matshi Epreli Meyi Juni Julayi Agasti Septemba Okthoba Novemba Disemba Abbreviated (format) Jan Feb Mat Epr Mey Jun Jul Aga Sep Okt Nov Dis Narrow (format) Jan Feb Mat Epr Mey Jun Jul Aga Sep Okt Nov Dis Wide (stand-alone) Janyuwari Februwari Matshi Epreli Meyi Juni Julayi Agasti Septemba Okthoba Novemba Disemba Abbreviated (stand-alone) Jan Feb Mat Epr Mey Jun Jul Aga Sep Okt Nov Dis Narrow (stand-alone) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Quarters Wide (format) 1 unyangantathu 2 unyangantathu 3 unyangantathu 4 unyangantathu Abbreviated (format) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Narrow (format) 1 2 3 4 Wide (stand-alone) 1 unyangantathu 2 unyangantathu 3 unyangantathu 4 unyangantathu Abbreviated (stand-alone) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Narrow (stand-alone) 1 2 3 4 Eras Wide BC umnyaka wokuzalwa kukaYesu Abbreviated BC AD Narrow BC AD Date Formats Full 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesibini, 2008 Februwari 05 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Lwesihlanu, 1995 Disemba 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgqibelo, -10 Septemba 15 Long 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 Februwari 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 Disemba 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 Septemba 15 Medium 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 Feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 Dis 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 Sep 15 Short 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008-02-05 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995-12-22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -010-09-15 Default 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 Feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 Dis 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 Sep 15 Time Formats Full 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC Long 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC Medium 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 Short 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44 Default 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 Datetime Formats Full 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesibini, 2008 Februwari 05 18:30:30 UTC 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Lwesihlanu, 1995 Disemba 22 09:05:02 UTC -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgqibelo, -10 Septemba 15 04:44:23 UTC Long 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 Februwari 5 18:30:30 UTC 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 Disemba 22 09:05:02 UTC -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 Septemba 15 04:44:23 UTC Medium 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 Feb 5 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 Dis 22 09:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 Sep 15 04:44:23 Short 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008-02-05 18:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995-12-22 09:05 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -010-09-15 04:44 Default 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 Feb 5 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 Dis 22 09:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 Sep 15 04:44:23 Available Formats d (d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 EEEd (d EEE) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Bin 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Hla -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Mgq Hm (H:mm) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 hm (h:mm a) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 PM 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 AM -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 AM Hms (H:mm:ss) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 hms (h:mm:ss a) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 PM 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 AM -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 AM M (L) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9 Md (M-d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2-5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12-22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9-15 MEd (E, M-d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Bin, 2-5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla, 12-22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq, 9-15 MMM (LLL) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dis -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sep MMMd (MMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dis 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sep 15 MMMEd (E MMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Bin Feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla Dis 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq Sep 15 MMMMd (MMMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Februwari 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Disemba 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Septemba 15 MMMMEd (E MMMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Bin Februwari 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla Disemba 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq Septemba 15 ms (mm:ss) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 44:23 y (y) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 yM (y-M) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008-2 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995-12 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10-9 yMEd (EEE, y-M-d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Bin, 2008-2-5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla, 1995-12-22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq, -10-9-15 yMMM (y MMM) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 Feb 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 Dis -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 Sep yMMMEd (EEE, y MMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Bin, 2008 Feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla, 1995 Dis 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq, -10 Sep 15 yMMMM (y MMMM) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 Februwari 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 Disemba -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 Septemba yQ (y Q) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 1 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 4 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 3 yQQQ (y QQQ) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 Q1 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 Q4 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 Q3 Miscellaneous Prefers 24 hour time? Yes Local first day of the week Mvulo SUPPORT
See DateTime::Locale. AUTHOR
Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org> COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2008 David Rolsky. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. This module was generated from data provided by the CLDR project, see the LICENSE.cldr in this distribution for details on the CLDR data's license. perl v5.18.2 2017-10-06 DateTime::Locale::xh(3)
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