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7 Interesting Linux ‘sort’ Command Examples – Part 2

7 Interesting Linux ‘sort’ Command Examples ‘sort’ Command Examples in Linux

Before we continue further, create a text file ‘month.txt‘ and populate it with the data as given below.

$ echo -e "mar\ndec\noct\nsep\nfeb\naug" > month.txt $ cat month.txt

15. Sort the file ‘month.txt‘ on the basis of month order by using switch ‘M‘ (–month-sort).

$ sort -M month.txt

Important: Note that ‘sort‘…

Manage Files Effectively using head, tail and cat Commands in Linux

Today, in this article we will be discussing the most popular commands called head, tail and cat, most of us already aware of such commands, but very few of us implement it when needed.

1. head Command

The head command reads the first ten lines of a any given file name. The basic syntax of head command is:

head [options]…

Create Files using ‘touch’ Command

Create Files using ‘touch’ Command Touch Command Options

-a, change the access time only

-c, if the file does not exist, do not create it

-d, update the access and modification times

-m, change the modification time only

-r, use the access and modification times of file

-t, creates a file using a specified time

1. How to Create an Empty File

The following touch command creates an empty (zero…