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Old 07-07-2011
sort files by numeric filename
dear all,

i have .dat files named as:
34.dat
2.dat
16.dat
107.dat

i would like to sort them by their filenames as:
2.dat
16.dat
34.dat
107.dat

i have tried numerous combinations of sort and ls command (in vain) to obtain :
107.dat
16.dat
2.dat
34.dat

(i do not want this order)

Thanks
po
# 2  
Old 07-07-2011
what u tried ?

did u read the man page for sort ?

read about the -n option

Code:
 
$ cat test
34.dat
2.dat
16.dat
107.dat

$ sort -n test
2.dat
16.dat
34.dat
107.dat

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