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1 perry 1 SORT
2 !!!SORT
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 AUTHOR
7 REPORTING BUGS
8 COPYRIGHT
9 SEE ALSO
10 ----
11 !!NAME
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14 sort - sort lines of text files
15 !!SYNOPSIS
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18 __sort__ [[''OPTION'']... [[''FILE'']...
19 !!DESCRIPTION
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22 Write sorted concatenation of all FILE(s) to standard
23 output.
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26 +POS1 [[-POS2]
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29 start a key at POS1, end it *before* POS2 (obsolescent)
30 field numbers and character offsets are numbered starting
31 with zero (contrast with the __-k__ option)
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34 __-b__
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37 ignore leading blanks in sort fields or keys
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40 __-c__
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43 check if given files already sorted, do not
44 sort
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47 __-d__
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50 consider only [[a-zA-Z0-9 ] characters in keys
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53 __-f__
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56 fold lower case to upper case characters in
57 keys
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60 __-g__
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63 compare according to general numerical value, imply
64 __-b__
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67 __-i__
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70 consider only [[040-0176] characters in keys
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73 __-k__ POS1[[,POS2]
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76 start a key at POS1, end it *at* POS2 field numbers and
77 character offsets are numbered starting with one (contrast
78 with zero-based +POS form)
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81 __-m__
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84 merge already sorted files, do not sort
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87 __-M__
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90 compare (unknown)
91 -b__
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94 __-n__
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97 compare according to string numerical value, imply
98 __-b__
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101 __-o__ FILE
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104 write result on FILE instead of standard output
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107 __-r__
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110 reverse the result of comparisons
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113 __-s__
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116 stabilize sort by disabling last resort
117 comparison
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120 __-t__ SEP
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123 use SEParator instead of non- to whitespace
124 transition
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127 __-T__ DIRECTORY
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130 use DIRECTORY for temporary files, not $TMPDIR or
131 /tmp
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134 __-u__
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137 with __-c__: check for strict ordering otherwise: output
138 only the first of an equal run
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141 __-z__
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144 end lines with 0 byte, not newline, for find
145 __-print0__
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148 __--help__
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151 display this help and exit
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154 __--version__
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157 output version information and exit
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160 POS is F[[.C][[OPTS], where F is the field number and C the
161 character position in the field, both counted from one with
162 __-k__, from zero with the obsolescent form. OPTS is made
163 up of one or more of Mbdfinr; this effectively disables
164 global __-Mbdfinr__ settings for that key. If no key is
165 given, use the entire line as the key. With no FILE, or when
166 FILE is -, read standard input.
167 !!AUTHOR
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170 Written by Mike Haertel.
171 !!REPORTING BUGS
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174 Report bugs to
175 !!COPYRIGHT
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178 Copyright 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
179 This is free software; see the source for copying
180 conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
181 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
182 PURPOSE.
183 !!SEE ALSO
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186 The full documentation for __sort__ is maintained as a
187 Texinfo manual. If the __info__ and __sort__ programs
188 are properly installed at your site, the
189 command
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192 __info sort__
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195 should give you access to the complete manual.
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