:'<,'>sort n /\d\+/
Plain :sort n is useful, but it only works when the numeric key starts at the beginning of each line.
visual-mode #visual-mode #sorting #ex-commands #text-processing
:'<,'>sort /\%20v/
When lines contain aligned columns, plain :sort often gives the wrong order because it compares from column 1.
visual-mode #visual-mode #sorting #text-processing #command-line
:'<,'>sort /\%V.*$/
When you need to sort records by a substring that starts at a visual column, Vim can do it without external tools.
visual-mode #visual-mode #sorting #ex-commands #text-processing
:[range]sort /regex/
The :[range]sort /regex/ command sorts lines while skipping the portion of each line that matches the regex.
:'<,'>sort!
The sort! command sorts the selected lines in reverse (descending) order.
:sort! n
The :sort! n command sorts the lines of a buffer (or a range) by their numeric value in descending order.
:sort r /\w\+$/
The :sort r /{pattern}/ command sorts lines using the text that matches the pattern as the sort key.
:'<,'>!sort -t',' -k2 -n
Vim does not have a built-in multi-column sort, but you can leverage the external sort command to sort selected lines by any field.
editing #editing #sorting #ex-commands #external-commands #command-line
