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-t$'\t': This option specifies that the field separator should be a tab character\t. The$'\t' syntax is a Bash feature that allows you to represent special characters, such as tabs, in a way that the shell can understand.
-k2n: This option tells sort to sort the file based on the numeric value of the second column. The 2 specifies the column number, and the n tells sort to sort the column numerically.
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-t$'\t': This option specifies that the field separator should be a tab character\t. The$'\t'syntax is a Bash feature that allows you to represent special characters, such as tabs, in a way that the shell can understand.-k2n: This option tellssortto sort the file based on the numeric value of the second column. The2specifies the column number, and thentells sort to sort the column numerically.