How to know the given file is in sorted order

amargallani · New User Joined: 04 May 2010 Posts: 5 Location: ballarpur

I have a file and I want to know the file is in sorted order. I can do this by opening a file in view mode and type SORT on the command line the it will give if it is file already in sorted order

I have 300+ files and i dont want to do it manually, I thought of this solution:

1.Sort the FILEA into PDS FILEA.SORT
2. Compare the Original FileA with FILA.SORT
3. If ther is a no mismatch the file is already in sorted order
else file is not in sorted order.

I need a help in comparing FILEA and FILE.SORT, can any body tell me if there is any command which can do this compare

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:13 pm

the requirement is quite obscure!

if You need the file to be sorted just sort it and get rid of the unsorted one

but on the other hand
if it is not sorted what are You going to do about it ?
waiting for an explanation

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:14 pm

well,
since you are going to sort them anyway for your compare,
I would suggest skipping the compare
and just sort them all, and change names if necessary.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:17 pm

the ts was explaining the intended process
sort the unknown_state_file and compare the sorted with the original
if they match literally the original is sorted
convoluted thinking huh?!