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sort 1200 files (more than 256 caracters in my command line)

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gvrgvr

gvrgvr

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Oct 26, 2005
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i want to do 'sort -o filout filein*' with more than 1200 files that call fileinxxxxxxxx.

there are more than 256 caracters in my command line, so my command is KO.

how can i do?
thanks

 
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Hi

If you can not do it with one command, do it with more.
Code: 
echo filein* | xargs cat > /tmp/tobesorted
sort /tmp/tobesorted > filout
rm /tmp/tobesorted
Not tested.

Feherke.
 
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