Need help on command line

[amarg]

Hi,

I have some data in CSV Fromat. I want to sort the file
based on first field on the command prompt.


Thanks,
Amar

 

[chipperMDW]

sort file

 

[SamBones]

Actually, if the first field varies in length, that might not work. It should be...

sort -t ',' -k 1 file.csv > file.sorted.csv

The "[tt]-t[/tt]" defines the field separator, and the "[tt]-k[/tt]" defines which field to sort on.

Hope this helps.

 

[amarg]

That's what I am looking for. Thanks.