This command sorts the contents of a text file, line by line. The options are as follows:
- -n: Sorts as per the numeric value
- -d: Sorts as per the dictionary meaning
- -h: Compares as per the human-readable numbers (for example, 1K 2G)
- -r: Sorts in the reverse order
- -t: Option to specify a delimiter for fields
- +num: Specifies sort field numbers
- -knum: Specifies sort field numbers
- $ sort -k4 sample.txt: This will sort according to the fourth field
| Sr | Examples of command usage | Explanation |
| 1 | sort sample.txt | Alphabetically sorts the lines |
| 2 | sort -u sample.txt | Duplicate entries are sorted |
| 3 | sort -r sample.txt | Reverse sort |
| 4 | sort -n -k3 sample.txt | Numerical sort of the third field |
