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    sort(@curr);

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This doesn't leave @curr sorted; sort just returns the sorted list. You want: 
@curr = sort(@curr);

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and presumably you want it after the for loop, not inside the loop.

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Re^2: reg expression
by graff (Chancellor) on Jun 15, 2006 at 03:46 UTC
    Actually, this would make more sense for the OP: 
    print sort @curr;

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     Nevermind. sorry.
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