Re: [Nolug] question about sort(1)

> > alphanumerically. It works fine for me, even eithout the -n:
>
> Mine is sorting alphanumericly, but compressing all the spaces
> down, as if the file were really:
> file 3,387,062 02-21 16:56 ./24547010.pdf
> file 14,236 08-25 04:55 ./Analysis of Asteroid Split.pdf
> file 651,283 07-26 14:57 ./Browser282b2.tar.gz
> file 30,227 07-26 17:07 ./EasyTables0.8.4-9.tar.bz2
> file 195,294 01-18 22:09 ./FAQ_Rev05_ENG.pdf
> file 50 10-15 19:05 ./GovForum2_2003.ram
> file 5,454 03-01 12:03 ./HP-LaserJet_1100-hpijs.ppd.gz
> file 203,680 05-08 15:56 ./LinuxCompilersCompatibility702.pdf
> file 493 01-20 18:45 ./MD5SUMS

So your goal is to sort numerically on the second column but to keep the
spaces right? Do you have to use sort? Can you sort in perl and just right
justify the second column? Or what about sorting and doing the actual
display with /usr/bin/printf to right justify?

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