SORT(1) GNU textutils 2.0 (August 1999) 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
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SORT(1) GNU textutils 2.0 (August 1999) SORT(1)-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 c 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.
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