On Tue, 30 Oct 2012, Fred James wrote: > How about (see below) ... would that work with "-u"? > "`-k POS1[,POS2]' > `--key=POS1[,POS2]' > Specify a sort field that consists of the part of the line between > POS1 and POS2 (or the end of the line, if POS2 is omitted), > _inclusive_. > > Each POS has the form `F[.C][OPTS]', where F is the number of the > field to use, and C is the number of the first character from the > beginning of the field. Fields and character positions are > numbered starting with 1; a character position of zero in POS2 > indicates the field's last character. If `.C' is omitted from > POS1, it defaults to 1 (the beginning of the field); if omitted > from POS2, it defaults to 0 (the end of the field). OPTS are > ordering options, allowing individual keys to be sorted according > to different rules; see below for details. Keys can span multiple > fields. > > Example: To sort on the second field, use `--key=2,2' (`-k 2,2'). > See below for more notes on keys and more examples. See also the > `--debug' option to help determine the part of the line being used > in the sort. > "
Fred, Thanks. I'll save this for the next time. Much appreciated, Rich _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
