print                    # 5) Print the sorted lines.
map {                    # 4) Transform lines back to original:
    my( $co, $ip, $e )=     # 4a) Split out the 3 fields
        split /,/;
    $ip= join ".", map {    # 4b) Remove zero padding from IP addr
        sprintf "%d", $_
      } split /\./, $ip;
    "$ip,$e,$co\n"          # 4c) Restore field order and newline
}
sort                     # 3) Sort the transformed data by char.
map {                    # 2) Transform lines so default sort works:
    chomp;                  # 2a) Remove trailing newline
    my( $ip, $e, $co )=     # 2b) Split out the 3 fields
        split /,/;
    $ip= join ".", map {    # 2c) Pad IP addr w/ zeros so sorts OK
        sprintf "%03d", $_
      } split /\./, $ip;
    "$co,$ip,$e"            # 2d) Put fields in the order of sort
}   <>;                  # 1) Read in all of the lines.

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In reply to (tye)Re: How do I sort a file with IP Addresses and another text column by tye
in thread How do I sort a file with IP Addresses and another text column by arv

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