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I have a file called student_data



1001:Jones:Alice:Accounting:105 

1320:Moore:Sarah:Mechanical Engineering:80 

2100:Olson:Timothy:Computer Systems:66 

1520:Mitchell:Barbara:Electrical Engineering:34 

1800:Smith:Paul:Mathematics:87 

2010:Whitman:Henry:Business Management:114 

1480:Richard:Johnson:Computer Systems:90 

1234:Willims:David:Economics:78


that I want to sort. When I run :



sort -k 5 -t: student_data


I don't get a list of student_data sorted by the 5th column. If I run 



sort -k 5 -t: -n student_data


I do get a list sorted by the fifth column in numerical order. I'm trying to use this command inside a hidden shell script called .functions



sort_credits()

{

sort -k 5 -t: -n student_data

}


But when I load the shell script using . .functions, I cannot get the list to sort by the 5th column, using the first or second listed command. Anyone know what the issue is here?






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    You have loaded the function using . .functions, but did you actually run the sort_credits function?

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I have a file called student_data



1001:Jones:Alice:Accounting:105 

1320:Moore:Sarah:Mechanical Engineering:80 

2100:Olson:Timothy:Computer Systems:66 

1520:Mitchell:Barbara:Electrical Engineering:34 

1800:Smith:Paul:Mathematics:87 

2010:Whitman:Henry:Business Management:114 

1480:Richard:Johnson:Computer Systems:90 

1234:Willims:David:Economics:78


that I want to sort. When I run :



sort -k 5 -t: student_data


I don't get a list of student_data sorted by the 5th column. If I run 



sort -k 5 -t: -n student_data


I do get a list sorted by the fifth column in numerical order. I'm trying to use this command inside a hidden shell script called .functions



sort_credits()

{

sort -k 5 -t: -n student_data

}


But when I load the shell script using . .functions, I cannot get the list to sort by the 5th column, using the first or second listed command. Anyone know what the issue is here?






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    You have loaded the function using . .functions, but did you actually run the sort_credits function?

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I have a file called student_data



1001:Jones:Alice:Accounting:105 

1320:Moore:Sarah:Mechanical Engineering:80 

2100:Olson:Timothy:Computer Systems:66 

1520:Mitchell:Barbara:Electrical Engineering:34 

1800:Smith:Paul:Mathematics:87 

2010:Whitman:Henry:Business Management:114 

1480:Richard:Johnson:Computer Systems:90 

1234:Willims:David:Economics:78


that I want to sort. When I run :



sort -k 5 -t: student_data


I don't get a list of student_data sorted by the 5th column. If I run 



sort -k 5 -t: -n student_data


I do get a list sorted by the fifth column in numerical order. I'm trying to use this command inside a hidden shell script called .functions



sort_credits()

{

sort -k 5 -t: -n student_data

}


But when I load the shell script using . .functions, I cannot get the list to sort by the 5th column, using the first or second listed command. Anyone know what the issue is here?






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I have a file called student_data



1001:Jones:Alice:Accounting:105 

1320:Moore:Sarah:Mechanical Engineering:80 

2100:Olson:Timothy:Computer Systems:66 

1520:Mitchell:Barbara:Electrical Engineering:34 

1800:Smith:Paul:Mathematics:87 

2010:Whitman:Henry:Business Management:114 

1480:Richard:Johnson:Computer Systems:90 

1234:Willims:David:Economics:78


that I want to sort. When I run :



sort -k 5 -t: student_data


I don't get a list of student_data sorted by the 5th column. If I run 



sort -k 5 -t: -n student_data


I do get a list sorted by the fifth column in numerical order. I'm trying to use this command inside a hidden shell script called .functions



sort_credits()

{

sort -k 5 -t: -n student_data

}


But when I load the shell script using . .functions, I cannot get the list to sort by the 5th column, using the first or second listed command. Anyone know what the issue is here?






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    You have loaded the function using . .functions, but did you actually run the sort_credits function?

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    You have loaded the function using . .functions, but did you actually run the sort_credits function?

    – Olorin
    13 hours ago










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You have loaded the function using . .functions, but did you actually run the sort_credits function?

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