From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alan E. Davis" Subject: sorting and merging files Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:09:42 +1000 Message-ID: <7bef1f890902122009g379ebe9et5d936ff51f5a8d10@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0112074455==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LXpN4-0000ds-7L for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:09:46 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LXpN2-0000c7-Om for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:09:45 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45506 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LXpN2-0000bt-HA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:09:44 -0500 Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com ([209.85.200.174]:12322) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LXpN2-0007bB-5O for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:09:44 -0500 Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 28so1028940wfc.24 for ; Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:09:42 -0800 (PST) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode Mailinglist --===============0112074455== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd28df29f40520462c50177 --000e0cd28df29f40520462c50177 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've gotten into a bit of a bind on sorting. A little explanation: I've been working at keeping the ~/org directory of three machines syncronized through a master repo on a USB flash drive. I've made a bit of progress, and for simple updates, it is basically working. I still don't grok merging conflicts. I've finally ended up with a file with duplicates of entries, so I thought of concatenating files, then sorting these entries. Each entry has a date (made from a remember template), so sorting by date makes sense. Ideally, one should be able to do this, and then sort with C-u C-u C-c^. I've tried this several times, and gotten bitten almost every time. I guess the dates can only be sorted as text. And duplicates are not removed. I read the manual, but little help was gotten there. What do I need to know to make sorting work, and what I might be doing wrong? Thanks for previous suggestions. Alan -- Alan Davis It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatsoever for supposing it is true. ---- Bertrand Russell They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. ---- Sir Francis Bacon --000e0cd28df29f40520462c50177 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've gotten into a bit of a bind on sorting.  A little explanation= :

I've been working at keeping the ~/org directory of three mach= ines syncronized through a master repo on a USB flash drive.  I've= made a bit of progress, and for simple updates, it is basically working.&n= bsp; I still don't grok merging conflicts.  I've finally ended= up with a file with duplicates of entries, so I thought of concatenating f= iles, then sorting these entries.  Each entry has a date (made from a = remember template), so sorting by date makes sense. 

Ideally, one should be able to do this, and then sort with C-u C-u C-c^= .   I've tried this several times, and gotten bitten almost e= very time.  I guess the dates can only be sorted as text.  And du= plicates are not removed.  I read the manual, but little help was gott= en there.

What do I need to know to make sorting work, and what I might be doing = wrong?

Thanks for previous suggestions.

Alan

--
Alan Davis

It is undesirable to believe a proposition w= hen
there is no ground whatsoever for supposing it is true.
    -= --- Bertrand Russell
They are ill discoverers that think there is no la= nd, when they can see nothing but sea.
    ----   Sir Fr= ancis Bacon

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