`sort` and `sort --numeric`, `uniq` and `uniq -c`, and `cut` in its `cut -d' ' -f 3` are things I use far, far more often than sense or reason suggests I should

`sort` and `sort --numeric`, `uniq` and `uniq -c`, and `cut` in its `cut -d' ' -f 3` are things I use far, far more often than sense or reason suggests I should. Pipe all that to `xargs` (or `xargs -n1 -IAB -p10 command --flag AB`) and baby, you got a stew going. (as the saying goes, Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot.)