Re: sort in .tsv file

On 17.11.25 19:13, Tim Chase wrote:

> On 2025-11-18 00:32, Vim Users wrote:

> > On 17.11.25 17:30, Tim Chase wrote:

> > >???? :2,$sort?? " sort by the first column

> > >???? :2,$sor /[^^I]*^I/???? " sort by the second column

> > >???? :2,$sor /\([^^I]*^I\)\{2}/ " sort by third column

> > >???? :2,$sor /\([^^I]*^I\)\{3}/ " sort by the fourth column

> > >???? :2,$sor n /\([^^I]*^I\)\{4}/ " sort numerically by the fifth column

> >

> > !}sort -k 1

>

> Even better!  At least as long as you're on a Unix-like system where

> sort(1) is competent (its availability on Windows is a bit less useful)

>

Hi Tim,

That's what I suspected, but having not used the MS OS or their other products in 30 years in IT, or privately this last half century, I didn't feel competent to comment there. My suggestions are, though, hopefully unixversal.  ;-)

Erik

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