That is brilliant - thank you This is what I used: call bpxwunix 'sort -k2r -k1 ',in.,out.,msg.
Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck “Worry more about your character than your reputation. Character is what you are, reputation merely what others think you are.” - - - John Wooden -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Patrick Hayward Sent: Thursday, September 9, 2021 8:39 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: OMVS Sort Question Can you not use -k2,2r Zlinux >From the man page KEYDEF is F[.C][OPTS][,F[.C][OPTS]] for start and stop position, where F is a field number and C a character position in the field; both are origin 1, and the stop position defaults to the line's end. If neither -t nor -b is in effect, characters in a field are counted from the beginning of the preceding whitespace. OPTS is one or more single-letter ordering options [bdfgiMh‐ nRrV], which override global ordering options for that key. If no key is given, use the entire line as the key. Unix System Services You can indicate the start of a sorting key with: -k m[.n][options] where m and the optional n are positive integers. You can choose options from the set bdfiMnr (described previously) to specify the way in which sort does comparisons for that sorting key. Ordering options set for a key override global ordering options. If you do not specify any options for the key, the global ordering options are used. Patrick ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
