source data
[/tmp/test]# more tt1
50 IT China 800
10 ACCOUNTING LA 1100
20 RESEARCH DALLAS 560
30 SALES CHICAGO 2800
40 OPERATIONS BOSTON 5500
10 DEVELOPER HOSTON 1300
1.按照第二列排序
[/tmp/test]# sort -t ' ' -k2 tt1
10 ACCOUNTING LA 1100
10 DEVELOPER HOSTON 1300
50 IT China 800
40 OPERATIONS BOSTON 5500
20 RESEARCH DALLAS 560
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