The equivalent forms of the command tab
:
tab -s
or tab -s no_col
do the job. If the column number is not given on the command line, the program will ask for it.
tab -s Sort on which column? 0 NGC 2287 (07.03.88) 1) Cox A.N. 1954, Astrophys. J. 119, 188 2) Hoag A.A., et al. 1961, Publ. US Nav. Obs. 17, 347 (Pe) 3) Hoag A.A., et al. 1961, Publ. US Nav. Obs. 17, 347 (Pg) 4) Loden L.O. 1957, Ark. Astr. 2, 39 Sort on which column? 2