home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- SORT
- Reads data from a device, sorts it and writes it.
-
- COMMAND TYPE: External VERSION: 2.0 and up
-
- USE: SORT [/R][/+n]
-
- /R causes SORT to sort in reverse order. For example, Z comes before
- A and 9 comes before 1.
- /+n causes SORT to sort starting with column n.
-
- This command is usually used in conjunction with a pipe ( | ) or with
- file redirection ( [ or ] ).
-
- EXAMPLE: DIR | SORT /+10
- will read a directory, sort the directory using column 10 (the filename
- extension) to sort by, and then display the directory.
-
- EXAMPLE: SORT [ UNSORTED ] SORTED
- will read the file UNSORTED, sort it and write the results to the file
- SORTED.
-