If i have to sort following rows on the basis of values on left of '='. But the sorting should expand the selection to column after '=' simultaneously. Thtz is we dnt have to sort column after '=' ::
50599=1000000
50454=00000054
50080=00005464
50098=00000875
50661=00000665
50788=10000035
50988=10000006
50994=10000656
57009=00000005
57022=10000008
57040=10000005
57000=10000005
57060=10000089
57067=10005640
57102=00000765
57190=00000867
This needs to be done in 'VI' editing the file.
RESULT should be ::
50080=00005464
50098=00000875 ...etc.
This answer is coming 2 years late, but might still be relevant, in visual mode select the block you want to sort and run:
:!sort