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684.Advanced search and replace -- How to find out the top 5 largest and distinct numbers in a text file?

User: editor -- 2010-12-27 << 683 685 >>

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Description:

How to find out the top 5 maximum numbers in a text file containing numbers?

Input Sample:

998
23
56
173
254
421
863
129
66
342
3
345
5
556

Output Sample:

998
863
556
421
345

Answer:

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

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

3. click 'replace', done.
4. ctrl-s save to file

Note: 'uniq' option will ignore any duplicated values.

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