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Old 10-17-2009
using Unix sort command
Hi I am having some difficulties with the UNIX sort command.

I want to sort one a file that looks like this (file A):

Code:
tiger  5  6  3  5  2
bear  4  5  2  1  8
lions  9  2  5  3  1
dogs  8  5  3  3  1

acccording to a file that looks like this (file B):

Code:
dogs
lions
tiger 
bear

So if I sort file A according to B then the output (file C) will look like this:

Code:
dogs  8  5  3  3  1
lions  9  2  5  3  1
tiger  5  6  3  5  2
bear  4  5  2  1  8

thanks
# 2  
Old 10-17-2009
Code:
awk 'NR==FNR {A[$1]=$0; next} {print A[$1]}' fileA fileB

# 3  
Old 10-17-2009
hey does not work, it just prints fileB out again (same order).

---------- Post updated at 04:00 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:51 PM ----------

nvm it actually works. I made a mistake with something else

thank you so much!!
 
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