[ale] sort key help request

[Chris Coleman]

Sort appears to default to tabs and spaces. I created a sample file that was tab delimited. All I used on the command line was "sort +2 test"  and it worked.  
 
Chris

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Geoffrey [mailto:esoteric at 3times25.net] 
	Sent: Thu 4/1/2004 12:18 PM 
	To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts 
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	Subject: Re: [ale] sort key help request
	
	

	Dow Hurst wrote:
	> I have a tab delimited file I want to sort on the second and eighth fields.
	>
	> sort -t \t -k 2b,2 -k 8,8 inputfile > outputfile
	>
	> is what I have tried.  Doesn't work and I think the \t is what is wrong
	> but aren't sure.  How do I specify a tab character as the delimiter?
	
	--field-separator='     '
	
	Where you actually enter the tab key betwen the quotes.
	
	>
	> Thanks,
	> Dow
	>
	
	
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