Linux

sort

SafeSort / unique

sort -rh <file>

Sorts lines; pair with uniq to count duplicates; -h sorts sizes.

Examples

  • sort access.log | uniq -c | sort -rnMost frequent lines first

Syntax

sort [-n] [-r] [-h] [-k n] <file> | uniq [-c]

Before you run it

Read-only.

Related commands

  • awkField processing
  • wcCount lines/words

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