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SORT(1) FSF SORT(1)
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 [ 40- 176] 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) < `JAN' < ... < `DEC', imply -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; with -m, only output the
first of an equal sequence
-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.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
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.
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.
GNU textutils 2.0 August 1999 SORT(1)
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