Sort list of numbers using the zsh shell in Mac OS X

Using Mac OS X zsh shell, how can I ascending sort the following list of numbers? I have tried the command line sort (without any options) but the output is not accurate.

The below list of numbers is the output from the following command line: dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | awk '{ print $2 }'

Side Note: Pay attention to a couple of numbers from the list such as -2, 0, etc.

Solution 1:

From the manual page for the sort command:

 -n, --numeric-sort, --sort=numeric
         Sort fields numerically by arithmetic value.  Fields are supposed
         to have optional blanks in the beginning, an optional minus sign,
         zero or more digits (including decimal point and possible thou-
         sand separators).

^{Note: For a descending order sort, add the -r option, e.g. : | sort -nr}

Adding | sort -n to your command, and using the output in your question, will output e.g.:

If you are new to using shell commands or the command line, many of them have helpful manuals (and some manuals are also spectacularly unhelpful) or built in help.

man sort
sort --help

Sort list of numbers using the zsh shell in Mac OS X

Solution 1:

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