How to sort comma separated (or otherwise) text?

Question

Suppose I have the following text:

int z; int a; int c; int g;

or the following text:

z, a, c, g

How can I sort them to:

int a; int c; int g; int z;

and

a, c, g, z

respectively?

Seki · Accepted Answer · 2023-03-07 02:44:41Z

5

Use M-x sort-lines for the first example. For the second example, change it into

z, a, c, g,

then use M-x sort-regexp-fields <RET> ., <RET> \& <RET>.

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