LINUX: Sort Command To Sort Output On Specific Column in Descending Order (How To)

For e.g. if you want to sort output from a file in descending order on specific column, in this e.g. lets assume column 5, below command can be used.

cat filename | awk {'print $5'} | sort -n

Replace 5 in above command with whatever column name you want to sort.

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Article Author: Tarun Boyella