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886.Text sort -- How to sort file by the number which first appear in each line?

User: ssim -- 2011-11-11 << 885 887 >>

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Type: Text sort

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Description:

sort file by the number which first appear in each line.

Input Sample:

N10->N1
N9->N2
N11->N100
N3->N76

Output Sample:

N3->N76
N9->N2
N10->N1
N11->N100

Answer:

Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.

1. ctrl-o open source text file
2. ctrl-h open 'replace' dialog
* set 'replace with pattern' to:

3. click 'replace',done.

Note:
* you must use Replace Pioneer version 2.68 or newer.
* replace(shift,"^[^\d+]","") means remove the leading non-digit characters, in this case, all leading 'N' will be removed.

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