NAME

       sort - manual page for sort 0.0.14

DESCRIPTION

       /build/rust-coreutils-mQkL0l/rust-coreutils-0.0.14/debian/tmp/usr/bin/sort  0.0.14 Display
       sorted concatenation of all FILE(s). With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

   USAGE:
              /build/rust-coreutils-mQkL0l/rust-coreutils-0.0.14/debian/tmp/usr/bin/sort
              [OPTION]... [FILE]...

   ARGS:
              <files>...

   OPTIONS:
       -b, --ignore-leading-blanks

              ignore leading blanks when finding sort keys in each line

       --batch-size <N_MERGE>

              Merge at most N_MERGE inputs at once.

       -c, --check[=<check>...]

              check   for   sorted   input;   do   not  sort  [possible  values:  silent,  quiet,
              diagnose-first]

       -C, --check-silent

              exit successfully if the given file is already  sorted,  and  exit  with  status  1
              otherwise.

       --compress-program <PROG>

              compress temporary files with PROG, decompress with PROG -d; PROG has to take input
              from stdin and output to stdout

       -d, --dictionary-order

              consider only blanks and alphanumeric characters

       --debug

              underline the parts of the line that are actually used for sorting

       -f, --ignore-case

              fold lower case to upper case characters

       --files0-from <NUL_FILES>

              read input from the files specified by NUL-terminated NUL_FILES

       -g, --general-numeric-sort

              compare according to string general numerical value

       -h, --human-numeric-sort

              compare according to human readable sizes, eg 1M > 100k

       --help

              Print help information.

       -i, --ignore-nonprinting

              ignore nonprinting characters

       -k, --key <key>

              sort by a key

       -m, --merge

              merge already sorted files; do not sort

       -M, --month-sort

              compare according to month name abbreviation

       -n, --numeric-sort

              compare according to string numerical value

       -o, --output <FILENAME>

              write output to FILENAME instead of stdout

       --parallel <NUM_THREADS>

              change the number of threads running concurrently to NUM_THREADS

       -r, --reverse

              reverse the output

       -R, --random-sort

              shuffle in random order

       -s, --stable

              stabilize sort by disabling last-resort comparison

       -S, --buffer-size <SIZE>

              sets the maximum SIZE of each segment in number of sorted items

       --sort <sort>

              [possible values: general-numeric, human-numeric, month, numeric, version, random]

       -t, --field-separator <field-separator>

              custom separator for -k

       -T, --temporary-directory <DIR>

              use DIR for temporaries, not $TMPDIR or /tmp

       -u, --unique

              output only the first of an equal run

       -V, --version-sort

              Sort by SemVer version number, eg 1.12.2 > 1.1.2

       --version

              Print version information

       -z, --zero-terminated

              line delimiter is NUL, not newline

       The key format is FIELD[.CHAR][OPTIONS][,FIELD[.CHAR]][OPTIONS].

       Fields by default are separated by the first whitespace after a non-whitespace  character.
       Use  -t to specify a custom separator.  In the default case, whitespace is appended at the
       beginning of each field. Custom separators however are not included in fields.

       FIELD and CHAR both start at 1 (i.e. they are 1-indexed). If there  is  no  end  specified
       after a comma, the end will be the end of the line.  If CHAR is set 0, it means the end of
       the field. CHAR defaults to 1 for the start position and to 0 for the end position.

       Valid options are: MbdfhnRrV. They override the global options for this key.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for sort is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info  and  sort
       programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info sort

       should give you access to the complete manual.