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From: Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Numerically sorted arguments (in shell)
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 05:11:29 +0200
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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...
> 
> At some point, you have to accept that trying to do everything in a shell 
> language is not the best way to go, and that it is time to switch to a 
> “real” programming language.

What argument are you trying to make up?  What makes you think
I'm doing "everything in a shell"?

(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.)

> 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.

(Only in case you missed it; I'm not [primarily] looking for a
program; for the described task I'm fine with what I have done.
Rather I'm looking for an inherent feature that supports what I
described elsethread. And I like to have this feature in shell
since a shell is my standard interface to my Unix system. HTH.)

Janis