Scott at 18:24, 17 January 2012

2012-01-17T18:24:05Z

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 sort -t: -k3 -n /etc/passwd | tail -18 | head -17 | awk -F: '{print $1}'
 </pre>

Scott at 18:30, 4 February 2011

2011-02-04T18:30:39Z

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By default, sorts file rows using the first field as key, assuming fields are separated by white space.

To sort in reverse numerical order:
<pre>
sort -nr <file>
</pre>

To sort on first two fields using : as delimeter:
<pre>
sort -t: +0 -2 <file>
</pre>

To sort on characters 20-25:
<pre>
sort +0.20 -.25 <file>
</pre>

To merge file1 and file2:
<pre>
sort -m <file1> <file2>
</pre>

To merge file 1 with the output of <code>ls</code>:
<pre>
ls | sort -m file1 -
</pre>

To sort the password file by id:
<pre>
sort -t: -k3 -n /etc/passwd
</pre>

To extract usernames (play with the head and tail):
<pre>
sort -t: -k3 -n /etc/passwd | tail -18 | head -17 | awk -F: '{print $1}'
</pre>

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