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SORT is a filter that reads input from the standard input device,
sorts the data, and writes it to the standard output device.
Parameters
<input pathname specifies the file to be sorted. If you omit this
parameter, SORT sorts keyboard input.
>output pathname specifies the file to receive the sorted infor-
mation. If you omit this parameter, SORT sends the output to
the display.
/R reverses the sort (sorts from Z to A). If you omit this parame-
ter, the sort is from A to Z.
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n begins the sort at Column n. If you omit this parameter,
the sort begins at Column
1.
Notes and Suggestions
• Use SORT to alphabetize a file by a certain column. Suppose
you have this information in a file, Mail.dat, on the current
drive.
Janet King
Samuel Beck
Sal Cleo
28th St.
46th St.
79th St.
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Rapid City
Ft. Worth
NE 68502
SD 57001
TX 76133
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To sort the file alphabetically, according to last name, and
then store the sorted output in another file, type:
sort /+2 <mail.dat>sortmail.dat
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SORT sorts the contents of Mail.dat, starting at Column 2,
and outputs the sorted data into the file Sortmail.dat.
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