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# 1  
Old 12-10-2007
sort txt file using another file
Hello,

i have a file looks like :

FILEA
X,info1
Y,info2
Z,info3
T:info5
.
.

and another file like :
FILEB
groupe1:
X
Y
T
groupe2:
Z
.
.
.
groupn
H

X,Y,....
: represents a line identical in the same file FILEA and FILEB:

i want to sort the first file ( FILE A) like :


group1
X,info1
T,info5
groupe2
Z,info3
.
.
.


thanks Smilie
# 2  
Old 12-10-2007
Java
This might get you close:
scriptname.sh FILEA < FILEB
Code:
#!/bin/sh
while read left
do
  right=`grep $match $1 | cut -d ',' -f 2`
  if [ -z "$right" ]
  then
    echo "$left"
  else
    echo "${left},${right}"
  fi
done

# 3  
Old 12-11-2007
hi,

thanks for your help but this script only prints the first column of FILEB and don't sort the file i don't know if i do mistake but i try it i don't get result.

Smilie

any help plz
# 4  
Old 12-11-2007
I changed variable names halfway through by mistake. Replace the following line:
Code:
right=`grep $match $1 | cut -d ',' -f 2`

With this line:
Code:
right=`grep $left $1 | cut -d ',' -f 2`

(ie, change the word $match to $left)
You didn't say how you need it sorted so I left that part out. But if you sort FILEB how you want it before you pipe it in, it'll come out in the same order
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