ENDPOINT	DISTRIBUTION_ID	STATUS
VMW	 `1781183799.31152'	IC---
WX	 `1781183799.32206'	      
BN1	 `1781183799.32206'	      
BN2	 `1781183799.32206'	      
CAU	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---
BN3	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---
BN4	 `1781183799.32206'	IC--E
BN5	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---
BN6	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---
BN7	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---

##</code><code>##

open(FILE,"file.txt")

my @Records = <FILE>; 

##</code><code>##

my @Records = sort {lc($a) cmp lc($b)} @Records
 and 
my @Records = sort {$a cmp $b} @Records
my @Records = sort { $a[0] cmp $b[0] } @Records

##</code><code>##

BN1	 `1781183799.32206'	      
BN2	 `1781183799.32206'	      
BN3	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---
BN4	 `1781183799.32206'	IC--E
BN5	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---
BN6	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---
BN7	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---
CAU	 `1781183799.32206'	IC---
VMW	 `1781183799.31152'	IC---
WX	 `1781183799.32206'