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.