I have done that kind of sort from within Vim : sort /^.\{8}\zs.\{15}\ze/ r
But it ignores stamped date hour and not two first columns >> then do the same job. Le samedi 30 janvier 2021 à 19:27:41 UTC+1, rwmit...@gmail.com a écrit : > The input isn't it order. The lines ending in BAR should get intermixed > with FOO. > > On Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 11:25:56 AM UTC-5 aro...@vex.net wrote: > >> >> > >> > I would like to sort lines by order ascendant by the alphabetical value >> of >> > the two first columns. >> > >> >> Are you on Windoes, or an *nix? >> >> (The example file would be more useful if the input was not in order.) >> >> -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/371e2f9b-4ef4-4d3b-8866-70514a405a44n%40googlegroups.com.