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Sorting numbers inside text strings

By Bob Mesibov 15/06/2017 Tutorials

I have a script that compiles and sorts museum collection data. One of the data fields is for museum registration codes, and a plain sort doesn't understand that humans expect "KS.99", for example, to come before "KS.100": My script instead uses the magic "-V" option…

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How to Install VLC Media Player on Ubuntu and Others

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How to Install Fedora 41 Server with Screenshots

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How to Upgrade Fedora 40 to Fedora 41

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Tokei: Quickly Count Different Metrics in Your Codebase

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