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SORT
!!!SORT
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
AUTHOR
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT
SEE ALSO
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!!NAME


sort - sort lines of text files
!!SYNOPSIS


__sort__ [[''OPTION'']... [[''FILE'']...
!!DESCRIPTION


Write sorted concatenation of all FILE(s) to standard
output.


+POS1 [[-POS2]


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)
-b__


__-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.
!!AUTHOR


Written by Mike Haertel.
!!REPORTING BUGS


Report bugs to
!!COPYRIGHT


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.
!!SEE ALSO


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.
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