sort command

Linux: Sort du -h (human-readable) Output By Size

by on March 19, 2013 · 7 comments

I have a large number of files stored in ~/Downloads/ directory. How do I sort and print sizes in human readable format using du -h command under Ubuntu Linux LTS version 12.04 or any other Linux distributions?

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Linux ls Command: Sort Files By Size

by on January 13, 2013 · 6 comments

How do I sort all *.avi or *.py files in $HOME/Download/ directory by file size using Linux ls command line utility?

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Linux / Unix: Sort Specific Field or Column

by on November 17, 2011 · 0 comments

How do I sort output of find . -type f -iname "pattern*" -ls command by seventh column in Linux?

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du Command Output In Human Readable Format ( GB / MB / TB )

by on July 15, 2010 · 1 comment

I need to get a list of sizes in human readable du output format. How do I get the output for du command in GB under Linux or UNIX operating systems?

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How To Use awk In Bash Scripting

by on August 15, 2009 · 25 comments

How do I use awk pattern scanning and processing language under bash scripts? Can you provide a few examples?

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Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus ‘-’? See /usr/share/doc/procps-3.2.7/FAQ

by on January 14, 2009 · 0 comments

I type the following command:

ps -auxf | sort -nr -k 4 | head -10

And I get the output along with warning message:

Warning: bad syntax, perhaps a bogus ‘-’? See /usr/share/doc/procps-3.2.7/FAQ


How do I fix this problem?

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Linux / UNIX Shell: Sort Date

by on October 23, 2008 · 10 comments

Q. How do I sort date type of data stored in a text file which is in following sample format:

Code         Date          TIME
HOS05	23/12/2008	10AM
HOS06	15/12/2008	2PM
HOS62	29/12/2008	10AM
HOS64	23/12/2008	2PM
HOS70	26/12/2008	10AM
ZFT01	06/12/2008	10AM
HOS73	11/12/2008	2PM
MHOS051	05/12/2008	10AM
MHOS041	20/12/2008	2PM
MHOS042	27/12/2008	2PM
MHOS053	11/12/2008	10AM
MHOS043	30/12/2008	2PM

How do I sort data date and time wise?

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