Here is one way. 
my @a1 = qw/1 4 6 8 7 5/;
my @a2 = qw/a b c d e f/;
my @a3 = qw/g h i j k l/;

my $c = 0;
map { ( $a1[ $c ], $a2[ $c ], $a3[ $c ] ) = @$_; $c++; () }
  sort { $a->[0] <=> $b->[0] }
  map { [ $a1[$_], $a2[$_], $a3[$_] ] } ( 0 .. $#a1 );

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Boris

In reply to Re: sorting multiple arrays on the criteria of one array by borisz
in thread sorting multiple arrays on the criteria of one array by Forsaken

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