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Old 06-16-2010
shell script to sort the 5th column
hi folks, I have this data in a data.txt file and i want to sort the 5th column and in descending order:
Code:
 Jun 15  119.167.247.40  =  23  Jun 15  119.167.247.40  =  3  Jun 15  208.115.46.125  =  12  Jun 15  208.115.46.125  =  6  Jun 15  210.51.10.160  =  20

I want this sample output:
Code:
   Jun 15  119.167.247.40  =  23  Jun 15  210.51.10.160  =  20  Jun 15  208.115.46.125  =  12  Jun 15  208.115.46.125  =  6  Jun 15  119.167.247.40  =  3

Thanks for your help..
Last edited by vgersh99; 06-16-2010 at 07:19 AM.. Reason: wrong presentation alignment
# 2  
Old 06-16-2010
Try:
Code:
xargs -n5 < data.txt | sort -k5rn | xargs

# 3  
Old 06-16-2010
Thanks Scrutinizer,

I got a new problem..
seems not easy to do alignment now when posting with codes or html.

regards
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