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juliamarie 06-27-2011 01:49 PM
Sorting a file with a variable name
 
I am trying to sort a file, so I can compare it to another file later.
I am storing the file name in a variable called curMo.
I then call sort $curMo and it hangs for a very long time and I have to quit the process.
Any idea why this is not working or how to make it work?
Here is part of my code:

#sort this file for this Location
sort -u $curMo -o $curMo.sorted

Thank you!

anomie 06-27-2011 01:56 PM
Read the manpages for sort(1). You have the right idea, but are invoking it incorrectly.

Code:
$ sort -u -o ${foo}.sorted ${foo}


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