The solution [from the FreeBSD mailing list]: perl -00 -e 'print map $_->[0], sort { $a->[1] <=> $b->[1] } map [$_, tr/\n//], <>' < before.txt > after.txt Thank you!! > or maybe in bash.. > script/"one liner" e.g.: input: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=pMZPEsMZ > > i want to make this output from it: > http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=kH8VxT0A > > > So from the input, i want to make an ascendant order, how many things > are under a "SOMETHING-XX" > > Does anyone has any "perl magic" in the pocket, how to do this? :D > > Thank you very, very much..:\ >