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Search and swap mutiple lines in file using Perl

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http://www.unix.com – Hi all, I have a vcd file with a bunch of lines containing an array, like this Code: $var wire 1 b a[0] $end $var wire 1 c a[1] $end $var wire 1 d a[2] $end $var wire 1 e a[3] $end $var wire 1 f b[0] $end $var wire 1 g b[1] $end $var wire 1 h b[2] $end $var wire 1 i b[3] $end I want it like this: Code: $var wire 1 e a[3] $end $var wire 1 d a[2] $end $var wire 1 c a[1] $end $var wire 1 b a[0] $end $var wire 1 i b[3] $end $var wire 1 h b[2] $end $var wire 1 g b[1] $end $var wire 1 f b[0] $end In simple terms,it should find the line having a random x[0] and the highest x[n],then capt (HowTos)