I have a file that appears to be somewhat sorted, but is not sorted according to the traditional unix sort. I'll give some examples, and if anyone recgonizes the way in which the file is sorted, please let me know. Also, since I may have to write a comparator function for use on this "sorted" file, any tips on doing that in the most efficient way possible would be helpful. Thanks.
Examples. I give some sets of strings to indicate which comes before the other in the "sorted" file. The first one in each pair is less than the second. Each set is independent of the others. set x doesnt necessarily come before set y in the file if x < y.
Set 1: 0-CELEBRITY-0 0-CELEBRITY
Set 2: 0-0-7 0-0
Set 3: 000-AAA 000
Set 4: 000 0000
Set 5: 0908 09088122595 09088122595 0909-114
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