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Old 10-13-2010
Help with Sort option
Hello,
I'm sure this is an easy one but I've tried loads of sort options and none of them work. I'm trying to sort a file by alpha-numerical order but it's not working. My file is:
Code:
SN023x
SN047x
SN085x
SN124x
SN178x
SN480x
SN1004x

After I sort it the highest number server (1004) is in the middle of the sort - It's sorting it between the 08 and 12. I want to sort the entire word so the highest number server is last!

As usual any help much appreciated!
Last edited by radoulov; 10-13-2010 at 12:37 PM.. Reason: Code tags, please!
# 2  
Old 10-13-2010
Code:
sort -k1.1,1.2 -k1.3n infile

# 3  
Old 10-13-2010
Cheers that worked fine
# 4  
Old 10-19-2010
hiiiiii

can u please explain the above code i google it but did not able to find sort with -k option and what is the meaning of 1.1

pls explain
# 5  
Old 10-19-2010
man sort
Code:
       -k  keydef
	      The  keydef  argument is a restricted sort key field definition.
	      The format of this definition is:

	      field_start[type][,field_end[type]]
[..]
              The  field_start  portion  of the keydef option-argument shall have the form:

              field_number[.first_character]
[..]
              The field_end portion of the  keydef  option-argument  shall  have  the form:

	      field_number[.last_character]

 
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