Amazing! thanks you guys very much! Got it.[?]
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William

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Bee <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> On Sep 13, 12:21 pm, Christian Brabandt <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi William!
> >
> > On Fr, 14 Sep 2012, William Fugh wrote:
> >
> > > Hi folks,
> >
> > > As the title. How to sort only the non-TAB-beginning line(s) of a
> TAB-Based
> > > file like the below and keep the format? thanks!
> > > #
> > >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> > > Origin:
> > > #
> > >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> > > for openers
> > > want out
> > > a load of old cobblers
> > > want for
> > >         5. one
> > >         6. two
> > >         7. three
> > > muck about
> > > muck around
> > >         20. one
> > >         21. two
> > >         22. three
> > > bottom on
> > >         24. one
> > >         25. two
> > >         26. three
> > > lark around
> > > lark about
> > > darkred
> > >         29. one
> > >         30. two
> > >         31. three
> > > #
> > >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> > > Expect to see after sorting:
> > > #
> > >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> > > a load of old cobblers
> > > for openers
> > > want for
> > > want out
> > >         5. one
> > >         6. two
> > >         7. three
> > > muck about
> > > muck around
> > >         20. one
> > >         21. two
> > >         22. three
> > > bottom on
> > >         24. one
> > >         25. two
> > >         26. three
> > > darkred
> > > lark about
> > > lark around
> > >         29. one
> > >         30. two
> > >         31. three
> > > #
> > >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> >
> > I think, this will do:
> > :v/^^I/.,/^^I/-sort
> >
> > where ^I is a literal tab.
> >
> > regards,
> > Christian
> > --
>
> It also works using  \t  rather than the literal tab (^I):
>
> :v/^\t/.,/^\t/-sort
>
> Bill
>
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