Add Sort In Numerical Order as a unix til

README.md

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 - [Securely Remove Files](unix/securely-remove-files.md)
 - [SSH Escape Sequences](unix/ssh-escape-sequences.md)
 - [SSH With Port Forwarding](unix/ssh-with-port-forwarding.md)
+- [Sort In Numerical Order](unix/sort-in-numerical-order.md)
 - [Switch Versions of a Brew Formula](unix/switch-versions-of-a-brew-formula.md)
 - [View A Web Page In The Terminal](unix/view-a-web-page-in-the-terminal.md)
 - [Watch The Difference](unix/watch-the-difference.md)

unix/sort-in-numerical-order.md

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+# Sort In Numerical Order
+
+By default, the `sort` command will sort things alphabetically. If you have
+numerical input though, you may want a numerical sort. This is what the `-n`
+flag is for.
+
+If I have a directory of files with numbered names, sort doesn't quite do
+the job by itself.
+
+```bash
+$ ls | sort
+1.txt
+10.txt
+11.txt
+12.txt
+2.txt
+3.txt
+4.txt
+5.txt
+```
+
+with the `-n` flag, I get the sort order I am looking for.
+
+```bash
+$ ls | sort -n
+1.txt
+2.txt
+3.txt
+4.txt
+5.txt
+10.txt
+11.txt
+12.txt
+```