sort.tex

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\headerline{\large sort\index{sort}}{\emph{sort file contents}}{}
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\paragraph{Description}
\indentpar \raggedright \textrm{Sorts the lines of a file. The sort method to be used may be set to specifiy different behaviours.}\\

\paragraph{Usage}
\indentpar sort \textit{[options] file}

\paragraph{Arguments}
\indentpar \argumentline{file}{the file to be sorted}\\
\indentpar \argumentline{}{}

\paragraph{Output}
\indentpar \textrm{}

\paragraph{Useful options}
\indentpar \optionline{-c}{check if file is already sorted}\\
\indentpar \optionline{-f}{ignore case}\\
\indentpar \optionline{-n}{use numeric sort}\\
\indentpar \optionline{-r}{reverse order}\\
\indentpar \optionline{-t \textit{char}}{use \texttt{char} as field delimiter}\\
\indentpar \optionline{-u}{don't output duplicate lines}


\paragraph{Examples}
\indentpar sort -c file.txt\\
\indentpar sort -ru file.txt

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