CSORT C-1





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NAME


csort - sort pull(C-1) style text lines

SYNOPSIS


csort [ -flags ] [ -o outputfile ] [ inputfile ]

DESCRIPTION


Csort sorts text lines from the named file and writes the result on the
standard output file if no output file is specified.  If no input file
is specified, the standard input file is read.

The default sort key is the entire text line.  The order in which fields
are compared and how the comparisons are done can be changed by 
specifying one or more flags.

The input format is expected to be similar to the output from pull(C-1).
Each field is separated from the next by the ^ character.

The format of a flag is -#rn.  The # is a string of numeric digits which
indicates a field number (0 is the first field).  If r is specified, the
sense of the comparisons is reversed (descending order).  Specifying n 
means the field is to be compared using numeric comparisons.  The order
of the flags determines the order of field comparisons.

The -o flag causes the next argument to be used as an output file instead
of the default standard output.  This file can be the same as the input
file.

SEE ALSO


pull(C-1), sort(1).
creattemp(C-3).

FILES

\tmp\st*	temporary file or
$TMPDIR\st*	temporary file