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From: decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: sort question
Message-ID: <10650048@hpisod2.HP.COM>
Date: 4 May 89 22:49:10 GMT
References: <199448@hrc.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> 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
>  ^       ^
>  ^       ^
>   sorted
>     by

sort +0 -1 +2