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: