Re: sorting based on numercial value

On 5/2/2011 6:53 PM, Reid Thompson wrote:
> On 5/2/2011 6:49 PM, John Beckett wrote:
>> googler wrote:
>>> I have a text file with a number of lines in it. Each line
>>> has the same format, say something like below.
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>>> <string1> <string2> <number> <string3>
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>>> I want to sort this file based on the numerical value of the
>>> <number> field. How can I do this in vim? Thanks.
>> If there are no numbers in string1 and string2:
>> :sort n
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>> The 'n' gives a numeric sort, based on the first number in each
>> line. It is also possible to include a pattern. There are two
>> options. First, skip everything up to and including the pattern
>> (sort on what comes next; that's the default). Second (if r flag
>> specified), sort on the text matching the pattern.
>>
>> If a problem, give real examples of typical data.
>>
>> John
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> if the internal sort won't meet the requirements, use an external one
> and read the results back into the buffer
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using v or ctrl-v to select all text...
and then applying the external sort with appropriate params(wouldn't
need the full path to sort depending on how your system is setup)

aaaa bbbb cccc 1 adsff
bbbb aaaa cccc 4 adsff
dddd aaaa cccc 5 adsff
dddd cccc aaaa 2 adsff
dddd gggg aaaa 3 adsff
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:'<,'>! C:\unixutils\sort.exe -n -k4

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aaaa bbbb cccc 1 adsff
dddd cccc aaaa 2 adsff
dddd gggg aaaa 3 adsff
bbbb aaaa cccc 4 adsff
dddd aaaa cccc 5 adsff
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