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Asked: 2026-05-25T11:30:44+00:00

I have a logfile with entries like: … freeswitch.log:2011-09-08 12:21:07.282236 [ERR] ftdm_queue.c:136 Failed to

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I have a logfile with entries like:

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freeswitch.log:2011-09-08 12:21:07.282236 [ERR] ftdm_queue.c:136 Failed to enqueue obj 0x7f2cda3525c0 in queue 0x7f2ce8005990, no more room! windex == rindex == 58!
freeswitch.log:2011-08-08 13:21:07.514261 [ERR] ftdm_queue.c:136 Failed to enqueue obj 0x7f2cda354460 in queue 0x7f2ce8005990, no more room! windex == rindex == 58!
freeswitch.log:2011-06-04 16:21:08.998227 [ERR] ftdm_queue.c:136 Failed to enqueue obj 0x7f2cda356300 in queue 0x7f2ce8005990, no more room! windex == rindex == 58! 
freeswitch.log:2011-09-08 12:21:10.374238 [ERR] ftdm_queue.c:136 Failed to enqueue obj 0x7f2cda3581a0 in queue 0x7f2ce8005990, no more room! windex == rindex == 58!
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How can I sort the file with linux command line tools by the timestamp in each row decending?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use sort‘s -k flag: 

    sort -k1 -r freeswitch.log

    That will sort the file, in reverse, by the first key (i.e. freeswitch.log:2011-09-08 12:21:07.282236). If the filename is always the same (freeswitch.log), then it should sort by the date.

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