Hi Chris: I don't think I quite understand the problem. I'll do my best though: if you use a pattern file input to grep, no sorting is done. Your output should be "sorted" exactly the same as the input is "sorted", only the output is filtered on the patterns in the file. eg:
input.txt: a b c d e f patternfile.txt: e c a $ cat input.txt | grep -f patternfile.txt a c e Are your evilrules.cf are sorted alphabetically? Perhaps this shell script (bash) will help you: $ for i in `cat hitfreq.txt` ; do grep "$i" evilrules.cf ; done >> newevilrules.cf HTH, Chris Chris Santerre said: > I'm having some difficulties I need help with. I'd like to punch the grep > command ;) > > Ok, the evilrules are done, except they are big! For just 15 days I got > 1300 > domains! This is even after removing the "www" duplicates!!!! > > So I ran a hitfreq script and have a file that lists _in_descending_order_ > the heavy hitters! I have the new evilrules.cf file as well. What I want > to > do is sort the evilrules.cf file by the hitfreq file. So people can just > take the heavy hitter evilrules if they want. > > Trouble is it won't simply dump the output, it always alpha sorts! > > I can do this: > > cat evilrules.cf | grep -C1 ruledecription >> newevilrules.cf > > And it will do it perfectly for that one rule, but I want the 1300+ > hitfreq > sorted file to be the grep input. 1 description per line. So......: > > cat evilrules.cf | grep -C1 -f hitfreq.txt >> newevilrules.cf > > Which only outputs it in alpha!!!!! ARGH!! Hellp pleaze!!!! I tried the > -i > option to no avail. Anyone whip up a quick perl script for me? that simply > says : > > while hitfreq > grep -C1 $onestupidline >> newsortedevilrules.cf > get next $onestupidline > do > > I've STFW and RTFM so much my head hurts. > > Whoever coded grep to autosort the output in alpha should be flogged! :-) > > --Chris > > Chris Santerre > System Admin and SA Custom Rules Emporium keeper > http://www.merchantsoverseas.com/wwwroot/gorilla/sa_rules.htm > "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men." - Willy > Wonka > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > Spamassassin-talk mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
