#!/usr/local/bin/perl my @array = ( '1-1', '2-5', '1-10', '1-3','2-1'); print "value :" , $_ , ":\n" foreach ( sort @array ); #### value :1-1: value :1-10: value :1-3: value :2-1: value :2-5: #### value :1-1: value :1-3: value :1-10: value :2-1: value :2-5: