How can I sort an Apache log file by date?

Question

I have a a couple of Apache log files that have been appended together and I need to sort them by date. They\'re in the following format:

\"www.company.com\" 19         


        

Answer 1

This is almost too trivial to point out, but just in case it confuses anyone: grm's answer should technically be using field #3, not 4, to match the questioner's exact log format. That is, it should read:

    sort -t ' ' -k 3.9,3.12n -k 3.5,3.7M ...

His answer is correct in every other respect, and can be used as-is for the common log format.