Re: [Tutor] how to sort a tab delim file

2010-01-13 Thread wesley chun
> I have a tab-delim file: > > col1 col2 col3 > andrew    1987   1990 > jake 1974   1980 > jim   1964   1970 > lance    1984   1992 > > how can I sort column 2 and get : > jim   1964   1970 > jake 1974   1980 > lance    1984   1992 > andrew    198

Re: [Tutor] how to sort a tab delim file

2010-01-13 Thread vince spicer
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Hs Hs wrote: > Hi: > > I have a tab-delim file: > > col1 col2 col3 > andrew1987 1990 > jake 1974 1980 > jim 1964 1970 > lance1984 1992 > > > how can I sort column 2 and get : > jim 1964 1970 > jake

Re: [Tutor] how to sort a tab delim file

2010-01-13 Thread vince spicer
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Hs Hs wrote: > Hi: > > I have a tab-delim file: > > col1 col2 col3 > andrew1987 1990 > jake 1974 1980 > jim 1964 1970 > lance1984 1992 > > > how can I sort column 2 and get : > jim 1964 1970 > jake

[Tutor] how to sort a tab delim file

2010-01-13 Thread Hs Hs
Hi: I have a tab-delim file: col1 col2 col3 andrew1987 1990 jake 1974 1980 jim 1964 1970 lance1984 1992 how can I sort column 2 and get : jim 1964 1970 jake 1974 1980 lance1984 1992 andrew1987 1990 I know