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10 Daily Linux Questions and Answers Series (part 11)

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In this brief article, I present 10 essential Linux questions along with their answers.
This foundational knowledge is crucial for anyone seeking to master Linux.

Q1: How do you sort based on delimiter-separated fields?

sort -t ',' -k 2 filename
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Q2: How do you check if a file is already sorted?

sort -c filename
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Q3: How do you sort in reverse order while keeping duplicates unique?

sort -ru filename
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Q4: How do you sort human-readable numbers like sizes (KB, MB, GB)?

sort -h filename
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Q5: How do you perform a stable sort (preserve the original order for duplicates)?

sort -s filename
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Q6: How do you sort based on date format?

sort -k 1,1 filename
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Q7: How do you sort based on IP addresses?

sort -t '.' -k 1,1n -k 2,2n -k 3,3n -k 4,4n filename
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Q8: How do you use sort with large files efficiently?

sort --buffer-size=4M filename
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Q9: How do you sort a CSV file based on a specific column?

sort -t ',' -k column_number filename.csv
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Q10: How do you sort a log file based on timestamps?

sort -k 1,1 filename.log  <br>
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