[K12OSN] OT: bash help

[Peter Hartmann]

Thanks Les!  That's awesome to know.

On 8/7/07, Les Mikesell <les at futuresource.com> wrote:
> Peter Hartmann wrote:
> > I'm stumped on this one.  I need to do a sort uniq on a csv file but
> > only by comparing the first field.  Little help?
> >
>
> sort -u -k1,1 -t,
>
> The character following the t is your field separator.  I'm not sure if
> you always get the first or last of the lines that match in the 1st
> field - better check that if it matters.
>
> --
>    Les Mikesell
>     les at futuresource.com
>
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