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Linux sort
The ‘sort’ command sorts the file content in an alphabetical order.
Syntax:
Example:
Look at the above snapshot, the ‘sort’ command has sorted the file ‘weeks.txt’ in alphabetical order.
To Sort A Column
If a file has more than one column, column number is used to sort a specific column.
Syntax:
Example:
Look at the above snapshot, we have sorted column 1 and 2.
Numeric Sorting
Numeric sorting is different from alphabetical sorting. For numeric sorting option ‘n’ is used along with the column number if required.
Syntax:
Example:
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