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From: "Chris H" <bsd-lists@BSDforge.com>
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To: "Craig Leres" <leres@ee.lbl.gov>
Subject: Re: sort(1) sorting IP (v4) addresses (INET_ATON?)
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:47:55 -0800
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On Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:37:25 -0800 "Craig Leres" <leres@ee=2Elbl=2Egov> said

> On 11/29/17 10:35, Chris H wrote:
> > I'm constantly dealing with IPv4 addresses (millions)=2E Sorting the mass
> > is never perfect, and I'm forced to *visually* fix those out of order=2E
> > Yet I continue to (later) find some I've missed -- I'm sick of it!
> > Thus far, I've found I attain the best results with sort(1):
> >=20
> > sort -t =2E -k 4,4n -k 3,3n -k 2,2n=C2=A0 =2E/TCPLIST | sort -g>=2E/SORTED
> >=20
> > Which ends up pretty damn close=2E But not perfect=2E
>=20
> % grep sortip ~/=2Ecshrc
> a sortip "sort -t=2E +0 -1n +1 -2n +2 -3n +3 -4n"
>=20
> =09=09Craig
Brilliant! Craig, you're a rock star=2E Thanks!

--Chris