Learn the fundamentals of sorting and de-duplicating text on the command line. If you've been using the command line for a long time, it's easy to take the commands you use every day for granted. But, ...

sort The sort command-line utility arranges lines of text in a specific order. It can be alphabetical, numerical, or based on other rules you define.

The Linux sort command has an impressive number of ways to sort, from alphanumeric to random. Here's a look at some of the more useful ones.