#!/usr/local/bin/perl use strict; my $file = "input.log"; my @sorted_ages; open (IN, $file) || die "Couldn't find '$file': $!"; while (my $line = ){ my @age; my ($name, $personsage) = split(",",$line); @age = split("\n",$personsage); @sorted_ages = sort {$b <=> $a} @age; } close (IN); foreach my $a (@sorted_ages){ print $a; }