Korn Shell Programming by Example

sort

Official Description

Sorts or merges files.

Syntax

sort [-m] [-o output_file] [-Abdfinru] [-k keydef]... [-t character]
          [-T directory] [-y] [kilobytes] [-z record_size]... file...
				

Options

-m performs a merge.

-b ignores leading spaces and tabs.

-f treats lowercase as uppercase.

-k keydef specifies one or more sort keys (start byte, end byte).

-n sorts any initial numeric strings.

-r reverses the order.

-u means no duplicates in output.

Oddities

No separate merge command exists.

Example

 $ sort buzz # Standard sort #! /bin/ksh do done integer x=17 while : x=17 $ sort -r buzz # Descending sort x=17 while : integer x=17 done do #! /bin/ksh $ $ sort -k 3,1 buzz # Use one byte found after skipping three as # the sort key #! /bin/ksh do done ...