in reply to sorting arrays with common index

my @sorted_idxs = sort { $HOST_NAME[$a] cmp $HOST_NAME[$b] } 0..$#HOST_NAME; my @sorted_HOST_NAME = @HOST_NAME[ @sorted_idxs ]; my @sorted_HOST_IP = @HOST_IP[ @sorted_idxs ]; my @sorted_HOST_DESC = @HOST_DESC[ @sorted_idxs ];