Re^2: Golf: reverse sort /etc/passwd by UID

by MidLifeXis (Prior)

on Feb 06, 2013 at 18:02 UTC ( #1017480=note: print w/ replies, xml )

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Re^3: Golf: reverse sort /etc/passwd by UID by Tommy (Chaplain) on Feb 06, 2013 at 22:02 UTC
I'm not clear on how it sorts on a field in the text while at the same time appending the text to the field which is sorted. What am I missing here? Tommy A mistake can be valuable or costly, depending on how faithfully you pursue correction	[reply]
Re^4: Golf: reverse sort /etc/passwd by UID by choroba (Prior) on Feb 07, 2013 at 12:19 UTC
at the same time Nothing is happening at the same time. The steps shown by MidLifeXis are ordered (maybe `<ol>` would have been better than `<ul>`). First, the text is concatenated, then it is sorted. لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: Golf: reverse sort /etc/passwd by UID by MidLifeXis (Prior) on Feb 07, 2013 at 12:56 UTC
maybe <ol> would have been better than <ul> Agreed, and changed. --MidLifeXis	[reply]

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