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Sorting is any process of arranging items according to a certain sequence or into different sets.

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A command to sort stdin in ASCII order

Sometimes, GNU sort does not behave as expected. Here's an example: > bind | sort (This assumes you're using fish. In bash, the equivalent is bind -p.) All of the non-alpha characters in the ...
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Collect Group Members & Administrator from different group on AD (Powershell)

I need your help about a powershell script & I’m a newbie on Powershell. I have to collect members & administrators of different groups from AD, in .CSv format. I have a specific way for that ...
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How to fix sorting

I'm afraid to describe my problem properly, because last time I did it became falsely marked as a dupliccate and there is no answer to my problem yet. So: This is the sorting I want I don't want it ...
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Windows Explorer sorts files wrong/ in a different way than folders [duplicate]

The Windows Explorer sorts my files in a rather "interesting" way when I want them to be sorted by name. They are sorted like this: VRU3 Mitschrift VRU3.2 Mitschrift VRU3.2 VRU3 Instead of ...
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In Tableau, when using “Sort By” Field option using a parameter, how can the aggregations (average and sum) be changed as the parameter changes?

I am trying to sort a colored stacked bar chart in my view. I created a "Sort By Dimension" parameter in which I can choose which field I want to sort by. There can be two selections here. ...
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“Date modified” of downloaded file is in the past - Windows 10

I like to order most of my folders by "date modified". But sometimes I will download a file with a timestamp in the past. This is very disruptive to me (I have to check chrome downloads to ...
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How to sort a list on Excel by letter first rather than the number, even if the cell value starts with a number?

Is there a way to sort a list by the first LETTER of a cell rather than the first NUMBER. I need to sort a list of addresses by the street name not by the street number so I can see the multiple ...
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Excel is not sorting letter correctly

I have a weird problem with Excel: it is sorting the letter "CH" incorrectly (it places "CH" after "CZ"). As you can see in the attached image, it only happens with "...
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How to sort files in Windows explorer in custom order?

I have a great deal of folders. Each contains more than 30 files. I’d like to sort these files in a custom order. How do I create a custom order and have it sorted out the files the way I want? I was ...
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Matching 2 Data Set rows with similar column headings

I have 2 data sets A-Q (left) and U-AA (right) I am trying to match the rows on the (right) U-AA with the rows on the (left) A-Q Once a record on the right matches the first like record to the left ...
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How to change the default sort order in Windows Open window?

How to change the default sort order in Windows Open window? Example: Paint => File => Open => /* need to order by date by default */.
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Find recently modified files of a specific type in Windows 10

I'm looking for a file which I don't remember the file name and path but do remember the file type. Can I see all files of a specific type in all directories in the order of last modified time?
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Post-processing of multi-column CSV: remove dublicate lines + sort

I am dealing with the csv produced by the concatenation (via cat) of several CSVs: ID(Prot), ID(lig), ID(cluster), dG(rescored), dG(before), POP(before) 1000, lig40, 1, 0.805136, -5....
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Pivot Custom Listing (unable to save)

I have created a custom list for Pivot by going to <Options, Advanced, Custom list> method. However when I close the excel file and reopen it, the custom list goes away. Any way out to save the ...
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Sorting lines according a column value

I need to sort all of the linnes in the csv filles according to the number contained in the second column from min to max, ignoring the first (header line): ID(Prot), ID(lig), ID(cluster), dG(...
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Inputting data into a sorting table in Excel

For my project I need to design a warehouse, in which I sort the products based on the amount of times it is requested, with the most requested product going to the location with the shortest travel ...
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Sorting fomulas in an Excel table

For my project I need to arrange locations based on the lowest driving time to different locations. I simulated the driving distances (Row D, E & F), but the height depends on the products which ...
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Sort Bullet list alphabetically, maintaining formatting in Notepad++

Hello I am trying to sort lists alphabetically that contain entries separated by • and I need it to maintain formatting. I am using Notepad++ and can also use Python Script (Plugin). Example source: |[...
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PDF-Pages To PNG And Back To PDF In A Hotfolder Via Script

For security-reasons I want to decompose PDF-files and put them back together (like printing them and scanning them back in). I want to offer this for my users, so I would like to script a kind of ...
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Trying to summarise multiple lines of data by latest date (LinkedIN Export)

I want to create a list which shows the latest date that someone sent me a message on Linked In. I have exported the data, in the following format, and there are multiple entries for individuals who ...
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In LibreOffice Calc, why would sort buttons and menu items suddenly become disabled?

I was creating a spreadsheet in LibreOffice Calc. Several times, I used the "Sort Ascending" and "Sort Descending" toolbar buttons. All was well, and everything was working as ...
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What does # mean in Windows Explorer column?

What does # mean in the Windows Explorer column? I've never seen something written in that column.
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How to replicate windows name sorting in linux?

I need to print a list of files to a text document in the same order they show in the windows explorer alphabetic sort, but I can't find any method of sorting with ls | sort that shows the exact same ...
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Group rows in excel based on cell criteria, then sort data by a different criteria without losing the grouping

I am struggling to group cells together in excel and sort by a different criteria. I work for a telco company and look at repeat trouble tickets. I would like to group the rows together based on ...
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Sorting a text file based on data before the first comma

I have the following text file that contains rows in a format of [Number,IP address] and want to sort it based on the number portion. I tried using the command sort -r -k 1 -t"," Input.txt &...
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How may I sort strings with more than one pre-requirement?

I have bunch of strings (around ~300) and they are all 4 letter such as XYZA, ZHF3, RTt2 etc. I want to sort them depending on the 2 requirement. Sort them in order of last 2 letters Sort the words ...
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In which order does Windows Explorer sort folders when sorting the results of the search by size?

The files are sorted by size but not the folders, so I wonder how Windows Explorer decides the ordering of folders when displaying them. I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate. Example of sort by size:
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sorting dates and time (in text form) in Excel

My date and time entries in my excel file are written in the form of: Feb 18 at 3:50pm. All of this is in one cell. I was wondering if there is a way to sort this out (arrange chronologically)
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Default files sort order used by “dir” command / core Windows 10

tl;dr I cannot replicate sort order used by dir command in Windows 10, neither within File Explorer nor Total Commander. I have tried to change sort order based on many different columns and still ...
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Ordering files alphabetically is not respected in Windows Explorer [duplicate]

I've a folder with a file list. All files have the same root name but change in order on its refere date, as follow: This is my wished alfabetically order: MyName - 202003.pdf MyName - 202006.pdf ...
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How to sort network devices with VLANs by numeric order

I'm trying to create a neat and tidy motd for some embedded devices that will have multiple NICs and VLANs. Here's a sample output: Networking sent recv tx-err rx-err address enp7s0 UP 66K ...
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Counting and sorting a cell in excel

I need help to sort out a list of agencies. I have now gotten the frequency for each agency but I need them to match. Then, I need to sort out this list from Largest to Smallest frequency. That means ...
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Sort by 2 different conditions windows detail view

Is it possible to sort by both name and date in windows detail view? First sort by name so that I can see the range of product I want and then by date in order to get the latest version of the product?...
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Sort contact entry data in Google Contacts / Samsung Contacts

Is there any way in Google Contacts or Samsung Contacts to sort the phone numbers, e-mail addresses etc. for a contact entry? I don't mind if it is achieved in the Google or Samsung apps, through the ...
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Win 10 Libraries option “Arrange by” won't display pictures from previous years?

It's simple as the title. On Windows 10, when I go to "Libraries", then to "Pictures" I can see folders that I included in a Library. When I open the folder, all the pictures are ...
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How to group multiple date|data columns to one single date column on the left?

I've got a large set of data that looks like: and I've been trying to format it so that instead of having a column of dates for each item, there's only one column of dates on the left. The problem is ...
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Advanced sorting of alphanumeric data

I need to sort data that takes on the format: A1, A2...A10...A?? then starts at B1, B2...B?? and once it gets to Z?? goes to AA1, AA2, AA3...AA?? and then to AB1, AB2, and so on. I never know how ...
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merging files in numerical order ubuntu

Hy everyone! I have a list of 100 numerical files 1.txt 2.txt...n.txt I want to merge their content to an output.txt , but would like to keep their numerical order, such as my output file would ...
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Count based on unique subset of fields

I have a text file that is structured as follows: P,ABC,DEF P,GHI,JKL B,ABC,DEF B,MNO,PQR I want to get a count of how many times a line appears where fields 2 and 3 are the same while preserving ...
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Sort and change index numbers in Notepad++

I have some files that start with an index number similar to this: (1) etc (2) etc (3) etc I want to add lines between and make Notepad++ to change index numbers automatically. So for example if I ...
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Sorting and ordering two expense lists by a third list of categories using Excel 2016

I want to use Excel 2016 to sort two expense lists by a third list of categories. The first catch is that I want to place the value in the same cell like the categoris list – It's not a simple sort, ...
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Sort Value & Description Together Horizontally

I have a set of data listed horizontally where two cells work together with the value and description. A1 B1 C1 D1 E1 F1 300 Description3 100 Description1 200 ...
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How can I sort an email alphabetically in bash

I am trying to sort a list of emails in alphabetical order in bash to no avail The emails involve numbers and periods: kori.flap10@flap.com flap39@flap.com flap.flap@flap.com flap@flap.com k.slick20@...
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Sort rows using function on selected data

I want to sort numbers in selected rows with the help of either function or variable method. I have random numbers from 1-80 in each row (about 20,000 rows unsorted). for example: enter image ...
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Within a category, how can I get the apps in Xfce 4.14's Whisker Menu to sort alphabetically?

Whenever I install a new program and it gets placed in a category on the Whisker Menu (e.g. "Education", "Development"), it always defaults to putting the program at the bottom of ...
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need to sort a table so the whole table is sorted not just one column

how to I sort a table so the whole table is sorted. Imagine I have 10x10 table with numbers 1-100 that are placed randomly in the table. I want the table sorted so the first column has 1-10 then the ...
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Does sort (Unix) work on hexadecimal input?

I have a file where each line is a number printed in hexadecimal, for example a0 Can I sort it with sort -n or does it have to be in base 10 ?
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How do I sort folders by comment in Mac using AppleScripts?

I have folders in this order: content forms gallery header misc navigation slider title I want to sort them this way: navigation header content title gallery slider forms misc I have seen ...
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WinSCP folder sorting

How can I "sort" folders in WinSCP? For now it looks like this: but I want folders to be on bottom.
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In bash, how can I replace empty lines with null and vice-versa?

How can I replace two newline characters \n\n with a null \0 character in bash, and vice-versa? I see that td can replace a single newline with null, but not two consecutive newline characters. I ...

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