Unix file Sort rows on the basis of timestamp column

Question

A 00:00:01
K 01:02:00
C 01:02:03
N 01:03:02

Excepted output should be sort basis on last column HH:MM:SS

N 01:03:02
C 01:02:03
K 01:02:00
A 00:00:01

I tried command sort -k 4 -t " " -n -r txt. But this not giving expected result.

Have you done any research or made any attempt to solve the issue yourself first? If so, please show your attempt and explain what problems you have. — kaylum, Oct 19 '20 at 10:03
I tried command sort -k 4 -t " " -n -r txt. But this not giving expected result. — PANDURANG BHADANGE, Oct 19 '20 at 10:14
`this not giving expected result.` What result does it give? Why `-k4`? There are only two columns? — KamilCuk, Oct 19 '20 at 10:17
in my original file column number forth. Your below solution worked. Thanks — PANDURANG BHADANGE, Oct 19 '20 at 10:36

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 19 '20 at 10:17

2

sort -k 2 -r txt

should be enough

answered Oct 19 '20 at 10:17

KamilCuk

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