sort - sort lines of text files
SYNOPSIS
sort [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Write sorted concatenation of all FILE(s) to standard out
put.
Ordering options:
-b, --ignore-leading-blanks ignore leading blanks
-d, --dictionary-order
consider only blanks and alphanumeric characters
-f, --ignore-case
fold lower case to upper case characters
-g, --general-numeric-sort
compare according to general numerical value
-i, --ignore-nonprinting
consider only printable characters
-M, --month-sort
compare (unknown) < `JAN' < ... < `DEC'
-n, --numeric-sort
compare according to string numerical value
-r, --reverse
reverse the result of comparisons
Other options:
-c, --check
check whether input is sorted; do not sort
-k, --key=POS1[,POS2]
start a key at POS1, end it at POS 2 (origin 1)
-m, --merge
merge already sorted files; do not sort
-o, --output=FILE
write result to FILE instead of standard output
-s, --stable
stabilize sort by disabling last-resort comparison
-S, --buffer-size=SIZE
use SIZE for main memory buffer
whitespace transition
-T, --temporary-directory=DIR
use DIR for temporaries, not $TMPDIR or /tmp multi
ple options specify multiple directories
-u, --unique
with -c: check for strict ordering otherwise: out
put only the first of an equal run
-z, --zero-terminated
end lines with 0 byte, not newline
+POS1 [-POS2]
start a key at POS1, end it before POS2 (origin 0)
Warning: this option is obsolescent
--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 single-letter ordering options,
which override global ordering options for that key. If
no key is given, use the entire line as the key.
SIZE may be followed by the following multiplicative suf
fixes: % 1% of memory, b 1, k 1024 (default), and so on
for M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
*** WARNING *** The locale specified by the environment
affects sort order. Set LC_ALL=C to get the traditional
sort order that uses native byte values.
AUTHOR
Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying condi
tions. 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
installed at your site, the command
info sort
should give you access to the complete manual.
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