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sort: Sort `/etc/passwd` by the 3rd field of each line numerically, using ":" as a field separator.
$ sort --field-separator=${:} --key=${3n} ${-etc-passwd}
try on your machine
This command is using the sort
command to sort the contents of the /etc/passwd
file.
--field-separator=${:}
specifies that the field separator is set to:
.--key=${3n}
indicates that sorting should be done based on the third field of each line in ascending order.${-etc-passwd}
is the filename passed as an argument to thesort
command.etc-passwd
seems to be a typo, and it should be modified to/etc/passwd
, an absolute path to the file.
In summary, the command is sorting the /etc/passwd
file based on the third field (which is typically the user ID) using :
as the field separator.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.