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