NAME

       FATSort - FAT filesystem sorting utility

SYNOPSIS

       fatsort [options] device

DESCRIPTION

       FATsort  sorts  directory  structures  of  FAT  filesystems.   Many MP3 hardware players don't sort files
       automatically but play them in the order they were transmitted to the device. FATSort can help here.

OPTIONS

       -c     This option causes FATSort to ignore the  case  of  filenames  (e.g.  'example.mp3'  is  equal  to
              'EXAMPLE.MP3').

       -f     Force  sorting  even  if  the  device  is  mounted or if FATSort cannot determine if the device is
              mounted.

       -h     Shows some help information.

       -i     Prints some file system information of the specified device.

       -l     FATSort will not sort directory structures, but just print the current order.

       -o type
              This options specifies how FATSort  will  sort  files  and  directories.   type  can  be  'd'  for
              directories  before  files (which is the default), 'f' for files before directories, or 'a' for no
              differentiation between files and directories.

       -n     Uses natural order to sort directory structures instead of  alphanumeric order.  For  example,  an
              alphanumeric order would be
                     file123.mp3
                     file21.mp3
                     file3.mp3
              and the corresponding natural order would be
                     file3.mp3
                     file21.mp3
                     file123.mp3.

       -q     FATSort will work quietly without printing additional information messages.

       -r     Sorts the directories in reverse order (Z-A).

       -R     Sorts the directories in random order.

       -v     Shows version information only.

       The following options can be specified multiple times:

       -d directory
              Sort directory only

       -D directory
              Sort directory and all subdirectories

       -x directory
              Don't sort directory

       -X directory
              Don't sort directory and all subdirectories

       -I prefix
              Ignore  filename prefix prefix during sorting. For example, passing option -I "the " tells FATSort
              to sort 'The Beatles.mp3' like 'Beatles.mp3'.

EXAMPLES

       Sort FAT filesystem on an USB stick:
              fatsort /dev/sda1

       Sort FAT filesystem in a file:
              fatsort /home/user/fat16_fs.img

       Sort directory /dir1 and all subdirectories except /dir1/dirA:
              fatsort /dev/sda1 -D /dir1 -x /dir1/dirA

       Ignore prefixes 'a ' and 'the ' during sorting:
              fatsort /dev/sda1 -I "a " -I "the "

AUTHOR

       Boris Leidner <fatsort(at)formenos.de>

SEE ALSO

       mount(8) fsck(8)

NOTES

       FAT12 is not supported yet.

REPORT BUGS

       Please report bugs to fatsort(at)formenos.de. Thanks.

FATSort 0.9.15                                        2011                                            fatsort(1)