knoppix@Microknoppix:~$ perl -Mstrict -Mwarnings -E ' > my @values = qw{ > 041351920234 > Rabbit > 0343120 > 041271024500 > 0430870 > Apple > 041460301399 > }; > > say for > map { $_->[ 0 ] } > sort { > ( $a->[ 1 ] <=> $b->[ 1 ] ) > || > ( > $a->[ 1 ] > ? $a->[ 0 ] <=> $b->[ 0 ] > : $a->[ 0 ] cmp $b->[ 0 ] > ) > } > map { [ $_, m{^\d} ? 1 : 0 ] } > @values;' Apple Rabbit 0343120 0430870 041271024500 041351920234 041460301399 knoppix@Microknoppix:~$