sort by size

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Can some one help in sorting the attached file.
I used cmd: sort -r jar1.txt -o sortedjar.txt , but it didnt work.

Thanks for your help in Advance.

2 
sort -r -o sortedjar.txt jar1.txt

this didnt work.

3

Sorry missed the "sort by size" requirement - see updated post

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Note: directories come out at the bottom as the have "<DIR>" in the size column

4

No

sort -k 4d -o sortedjar.txt jar1.txt

this also didnt work, Can you attach the output and cmd.

Thanks in Advance.

---------- Post updated at 08:52 PM ---------- Previous update was at 08:33 PM ----------

I have removed those files come out at the bottom as the have "<DIR>" in the size column
but still cannot get.

5

I can confirm Chubler_XL's command is right. test fine on both linux and solaris system. it sorts by size which in column 4

Do you have other request?

sort -k 4d jar1.txt
6

Thanks chubler and rdcwayx.
I was trying in debian its not working. I just tried in Unix it worked.
I dont know why its not working the same command in debian
Thanks for your help