How sort values by column in some file using awk? 1

[eksarajavo]

Hi people,
I have file a.txt with content
2 3
2 4
5 6

how write a script in awk to sort values by column to get result like
9 13.
I tried some solutins but without success.
Any help is welcome.
Regards

 

[PHV]

You meant add instead of sort ?
awk '{t1+=$1;t2+=$2}END{print t1,t2}' a.txt

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[eksarajavo]

Thank you very much that is exactlly what I look for.

Thank you again

Regards