@unsorted_array = ([f, g, h, i, j], [a, b, c, d, e], [k, l, o, n, r], [j, a, o, n, e], [f, p, r, t, u]); @big_table_array = sort {uc($a) cmp uc($b)}@unsorted_array; $output_array_tracker = 0; while ($output_array_tracker < ($#unsorted_array + 1)){ print "$big_table_array[$output_array_tracker][0], $big_table_array[$output_array_tracker][1], $big_table_array[$output_array_tracker][2], $big_table_array[$output_array_tracker][3], $big_table_array[$output_array_tracker][4], $big_table_array[$output_array_tracker][5] \n"; $output_array_tracker = $output_array_tracker + 1; }