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# 1  
Old 12-18-2007
How to use cat and sort commands combinations?
Hi,
I need to get five names as input and sort it. It has to be done in the command level only. It should not read from any files.

I tried with many combinations. I didnt get it.

I can able to get the input using

cat > sample
jik
njvi
abifj

...like this and i dont know how to sort it here.

Many Thanks.
# 2  
Old 12-18-2007
once file <sample> is ready

use the command sort

Is that what you are looking for ?
# 3  
Old 12-18-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamini Thoppen
Hi,
I need to get five names as input and sort it. It has to be done in the command level only. It should not read from any files.

I tried with many combinations. I didnt get it.

I can able to get the input using

cat > sample
jik
njvi
abifj

...like this and i dont know how to sort it here.

Many Thanks.

How do you want to sort them...alphabetically or its inverse?

Code:
cat <<EOF | sort -k1,1
jik
njvi
abifj
yada_yada
blah_blah
EOF

# 4  
Old 12-19-2007
Thanks.Exactly i want this only.
Quote:
Originally Posted by shamrock
How do you want to sort them...alphabetically or its inverse?

Code:
cat <<EOF | sort -k1,1
jik
njvi
abifj
yada_yada
blah_blah
EOF

Hi Shamrock,

Exactly i want this only..Many Thanks to you
# 5  
Old 12-19-2007
Thanks
Quote:
Originally Posted by matrixmadhan
once file <sample> is ready

use the command sort

Is that what you are looking for ?
Hi Madhan,

I have gonethrough your reply. But i want exactly the Shamrock codings which he is given.

cat <<EOF | sort -k1,1
jik
njvi
abifj
yada_yada
blah_blah
EOF
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