title: sorting numbers with the sort command
body: <p>I would like to sort the values in the following file numbers.txt, below is an example</p>
  
  <pre><code>1.1
  1.2
  10.0
  2.2
  1000.0
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>However when I execute the following cmd </p>
  
  <pre><code>sort numbers.txt
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get the following:</p>
  
  <pre><code>1.1
  1.2
  10.0
  1000.0
  2.2
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What cmd to I need to sort the numeric values appropriately?</p>