From: desibtis@... (Sang DeSibtis) Date: 2001-12-28T14:14:41+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:29512] How to sort " sort -k3,3 -k9,9 file" Hi, How do I sort an array of lines having fix number of columns without having to pass in a block of code to the array.sort() methode ? I would like the output to be like the subject line--sort column 3 and column 9. Like, sort -k3,3 -k9,9 filename . TIA Sang (Real Newbie)