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- Short: Sorts ASCII-Files, FAAAAST, many different features
- Author: wernerr@iee1.et.tu-dresden.de (Ruediger Werner)
- Uploader: wernerr@iee1.et.tu-dresden.de (Ruediger Werner)
- Type: util/sys
-
- TITLE
- sort
-
- VERSION
- 1.60
-
- AUTHOR
- Ruediger Werner
-
- E-Mail: wernerr@iee1.et.tu-dresden.de
-
- URL: http://home.pages.de/~wernerr
-
- S-Mail: Ruediger Werner
- Stresemannplatz 2
- 01309 Dresden
- GERMANY
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- The basic function of sort is to sort ASCII-files in
- alphabetical order. But its functions are not restricted to
- sorting. I implemented many options which allow to manipulate
- file(s) in different ways.
- The sort program is started from Shell.
-
-
- NEW FEATURES
-
- (registered version)
-
- * numeric sorting facility added
- * keywords from system sort command can be used now
-
- FEATURES
-
- (unregistered version)
-
- * sorting files alphabetically (ascending, descending)
- * distinguishing and no distinguishing of capitals and small letters
- * erasing of empty lines with sorting
- * erasing of empty lines without sorting
- * replacing the old file
-
- (registered version)
-
- * sorting files alphabetically (ascending, descending)
- * sorting with columns, variable length of sort string
- * removing and replacing of characters
- * picking out lines
- * throwing out lines
- * joining files
- * removing oh a given number of header lines
- * ignoring of specified strings at the beginning of a line
- * two pass sorting for ignoring strings in lines
- * all functions are operating in a given range, if desired
- * selectable distinguishing of capitals and small letters
- * erasing of empty lines
- * improved erasing of double lines
- * dividing a file into two, according to the given pattern,
- which is specified with the -q|Q option.
- * reversing of the file (without sorting)
- * verbose function
-
- SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
-
- none
-
- AVAILABILITY
-
- this program is available for the following systems:
-
- - AMIGA
- - MS-DOS
-
- - Ultrix 4.4
- - Solaris 2.4
- - SUN OS 4.1.3
- - AIX 3.2.5
- - Linux
-
- via aminet (util/sys) or from my homepage:
- http://eeetw0.et.tu-dresden.de:8080/~wernerr/amiga.html
-
- the latest version will be available from my page, for all
- above mentioned systems
-
- PRICE
-
- 5 US$ for registration (binaries) & sending by e-mail
- 8 US$ for registration (binaries) & sending by post
- or equivalents in DM
- registration see doc-file
-
- DISTRIBUTABILITY
-
- The unregistered version is freely distributable if it is done
- in a noncommercial way and the contents of the archive is kept
- intact.
- The registered version is not freely distributable.
-
-
- Ruediger Werner
-