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how can i get the output below in sort sequence order of 1,2,3,10,12 instead of 1,10,12,2,3 ?

avi@tech> get  hardwareNumber=    productNumber

hardwareNumber=1                               productNumber 526845
hardwareNumber=10                              productNumber 526845
hardwareNumber=12                              productNumber 526845
hardwareNumber=2                               productNumber 526845
hardwareNumber=3                               productNumber 526845
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  • Could you provide details on the shell and operating system you are using so that we can better assist? Thanks. Commented Jan 29, 2021 at 3:29

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Pipe the output to

sort -t= -nk2,2
  • -t indicates the separator
  • -n sorts numerically, i.e. what you want
  • -k2,2 tells sort to use the second column (and only the second column) to sort the lines.
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You need sort with the -n flag, from man sort:

-n, --numeric-sort
           compare according to string numerical value

$ sort -nt'=' -k2 file
hardwareNumber=1                               productNumber 526845
hardwareNumber=2                               productNumber 526845
hardwareNumber=3                               productNumber 526845
hardwareNumber=10                              productNumber 526845
hardwareNumber=12                              productNumber 526845
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