Re: Numerically sorted arguments (in shell)

with <v4ll54$3sd11$1@dont-email.me> Janis Papanagnou wrote:

On 16.06.2024 00:49, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:31:18 +0200, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

I'm using ksh here...

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(My approach is to take the appropriate tools and language from the
set of (a dozen, or so) "real" languages I know, plus from the set of
a handful of scripting languages that I know.)

(Disclaimer: I'm ksh-ignorant) Speaking of features.

{14439:44} [0:0]% print -cC6 *
bar-20.baz  bar-3.baz   foo-10.bar  foo-23.bar  foo-5.bar
bar-21.baz  bar-6.baz   foo-13.bar  foo-29.bar  foo-6.bar
bar-24.baz  bar-8.baz   foo-1.bar   foo-3.bar   foo-7.bar
bar-26.baz  foo-0.bar   foo-22.bar  foo-4.bar   foo-8.bar
{14445:45} [0:0]% print -cC6 *(n)
bar-3.baz   bar-21.baz  foo-1.bar   foo-6.bar   foo-13.bar
bar-6.baz   bar-24.baz  foo-3.bar   foo-7.bar   foo-22.bar
bar-8.baz   bar-26.baz  foo-4.bar   foo-8.bar   foo-23.bar
bar-20.baz  foo-0.bar   foo-5.bar   foo-10.bar  foo-29.bar

That nymph between weapon and tool is 'glob qualifier' (acts at
'filename generation' phase).  But!  It's zsh.  That being said, as a
result of cross-pollination, something similar might be in ksh too.  I
can't say where to dig through ksh-documentation.

For example, Perl or Python could do this much more easily.

I don't know of this feature in Perl or Python; please provide some
hint if there is a feature like the one I need. Some code samples for
demonstration of your point are also welcome.

Well, here's a hint:

Rule#34: If you can imagine sex, there's a module for this.

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