newsort v0.0.14

Installation

newsort requires Node.js v4+ to run.

$ npm install -g newsort

Use

create a file name zipcode and paste in following: Joe 56789 Sam 45678 Bob 34567 Wendy 23456 Adam 12345

Try if the file is created properly

$ cat zipcode

Joe 56789 Sam 45678 Bob 34567 Wendy 23456 Adam 12345

Get the sorted result

$ newsort zipcode

Adam 12345 Bob 34567 Joe 56789 Sam 45678 Wendy 23456

The -r option just reverses the order of the sort

$ newsort zipcode -r

Wendy 23456 Sam 45678 Joe 56789 Bob 34567 Adam 12345

Use the -k option to sort on a certain column. For example, use "-k 2" to sort on the second column.

$ newsort zipcode -k 2

Adam 12345 Wendy 23456 Bob 34567 Sam 45678 Joe 56789