tes@whuts.UUCP (STERKEL) (07/22/87)
In article <2459@whuts.UUCP>, tes@whuts.UUCP (STERKEL) writes: > <*> > Now for the problem: > I need a multiple field sort that maintains sub-field order. Color me embarassed. Seriously, I *really did* read the UNIX(tm) manual, but missed the following: "When there are multiple sort keys, later keys are compared only after all earlier keys compare equal." e.g. You can use more than one field as a key. Thus, sort +0 -1 +4 -5 file will use FIELD1 FIELD5 as the key. my thanks to: Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs ihnp4!ho95c!wcs Ken rutgers!rochester!ken (who leaped to my assistance, without flaming my faux pas.) -- Terry Sterkel {clyde|harvard|cbosgd|allegra|ulysses|ihnp4}!whuts!tes [opinions are obviously only my own]