SORT
NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION AUTHOR REPORTING BUGS COPYRIGHT SEE ALSO
sort - sort lines of text files
sort [''OPTION''?... [''FILE''?...
Write sorted concatenation of all FILE(s) to standard output.
start a key at POS1, end it before POS2 (obsolescent) field numbers and character offsets are numbered starting with zero (contrast with the -k option)
-b
ignore leading blanks in sort fields or keys
-c
check if given files already sorted, do not sort
-d
consider only [a-zA-Z0-9? characters in keys
-f
fold lower case to upper case characters in keys
-g
compare according to general numerical value, imply -b
-i
consider only [040-0176? characters in keys
-k POS1[,POS2?
start a key at POS1, end it at POS2 field numbers and character offsets are numbered starting with one (contrast with zero-based +POS form)
-m
merge already sorted files, do not sort
-M
compare (unknown)
-n
compare according to string numerical value, imply -b
-o FILE
write result on FILE instead of standard output
-r
reverse the result of comparisons
-s
stabilize sort by disabling last resort comparison
-t SEP
use SEParator instead of non- to whitespace transition
-T DIRECTORY
use DIRECTORY for temporary files, not $TMPDIR or /tmp
-u
with -c: check for strict ordering otherwise: output only the first of an equal run
-z
end lines with 0 byte, not newline, for find -print0
--help
display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
POS is F[.C?[OPTS?, where F is the field number and C the character position in the field, both counted from one with -k, from zero with the obsolescent form. OPTS is made up of one or more of Mbdfinr; this effectively disables global -Mbdfinr settings for that key. If no key is given, use the entire line as the key. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
Written by Mike Haertel.
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Copyright 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The full documentation for sort is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sort programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info sort
should give you access to the complete manual.
20 pages link to sort(1):