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From: mchinni@pica.army.mil (Michael J. Chinni, SMCAR-CCS-E)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re:  sort question
Message-ID: <19449@adm.BRL.MIL>
Date: 4 May 89 14:53:12 GMT
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> From: Dan Troxel <dan@hrc.uucp>
> Subject: sort question
> Date: 3 May 89 20:15:01 GMT
> To:       info-unix@sem.brl.mil
>
> How can I use the 'sort' command, to sort by two fields?
> Example:
>
> _4 test _E                  _1 test _E
> _2 test _E    should be     _2 test _E
> _3 test _F                  _4 test _E
> _1 test _E                  _3 test _F
>
Try: sort +10 -11 +2 -3 filename

This tells sort to sort first on a field starting in col. 10 and ending just
before col. 11, and secondly a field starting in col. 2 and ending just before
col. 3.

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