how to sort alphanumeric string linux bash *

Question

list.txt:

af3400

af3500

cdf666

bgh400

bgfn44

123456

788000

567890

output.txt:

af3400

af3500

bgfn44

bgh400

cdf666

123456

567890

788000

please help

possible duplicate of [How can I sort alphanumeric strings in Unix?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4279530/how-can-i-sort-alphanumeric-strings-in-unix) — rahul, May 25 '15 at 03:42
in this post How can I sort alphanumeric strings in Unix? the command uses the phrase "tab" for order in numeric form — Victor Hernandez, May 25 '15 at 03:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 25 '15 at 11:17

0

sort with -g option:

sort -g list.txt

-g to put letters (a-z) before numbers (0-9)

To get output in a file:

sort -g list.txt -o output.txt

Or

sort -g list.txt > output.txt

answered May 25 '15 at 11:17

Jahid

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