SORT+Sorting Text Data
     Instructs DOS to sort text data.
    VERSION
          PC-DOS 2.0+
	  MS-DOS equivalent: SORT (2.0+)
    TYPE
          External
    SYNTAX
	  [d:][path] SORT [+n]
    OPTIONS
	  [d:][path]	 Specifies the drive letter and path that
                         contain the SORT command file.
          /R             Sorts in reverse ASCII order.
	  /+n		 Sorts lines by their nth column instead
                         of by the character in the first column 
			 of each line. The n is an integer value.
    EXAMPLES
	  SORT TEST.TXT
Assuming TEST.TXT consists of a list of names, this command sorts 
the file alphabetically and displays the results on the screen. 
The less-than sign instructs SORT to take its input from the file 
instead of from the keyboard.
	  SORT /+20 TEST.TXT
Assuming TEST.TXT consists of a list of names as well as phone 
numbers that begin on column 20, this command sorts the list by 
phone number order.
	  DIR|SORTPRN:
prints a directory listing in alphabetical order.
    NOTE
     You can redirect the output of the SORT command from 
standard output (the screen) by using redirection or piping. 
Likewise, you can instruct SORT to take its input from other than 
the standard input (the keyboard). The maximum size of a file to 
be sorted is 63K.
     The SORT command sorts characters according to their binary 
values, except that lowercase letters are equal to uppercase 
letters =a) and characters above 127 are collated according to
the rules of the currently selected country code.
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    SEE ALSO
          FIND Command
          MORE Command


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