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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.

       Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
       too.  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, --random-sort
              sort by random hash of keys

       --random-source=FILE
              get random bytes from FILE (default /dev/urandom)

       -r, --reverse
              reverse the result of comparisons

       Other options:

       -c, --check, --check=diagnose-first
              check for sorted input; do not sort

       -C, --check=quiet, --check=silent
              like -c, but do not report first bad line

       --compress-program=PROG
              compress temporaries with PROG; decompress them with PROG -d

       -k, --key=POS1[,POS2]
              start a key at POS1, end it at POS2 (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

       -t, --field-separator=SEP
              use SEP instead of non-blank to blank transition

       -T, --temporary-directory=DIR
              use DIR for temporaries, not $TMPDIR or /tmp;  multiple  options
              specify multiple directories

       -u, --unique
              with  -c, check for strict ordering; without -c, output only the
              first of an equal run

       -z, --zero-terminated
              end lines with 0 byte, not newline

       --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 are origin 1.  If neither -t nor -b is in
       effect, characters in a field are counted from  the  beginning  of  the
       preceding  whitespace.   OPTS  is  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 suffixes: % 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 .

 

COPYRIGHT


       Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later 
       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

 

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.



GNU coreutils 6.9.92.4-f088d-dirtJanuary 2008                          SORT(1)