Sort

Reads input and sorts it before writing it as output.

Syntax

 sort [/r] [/+n] [/m kilobytes] [/l locale] [/rec characters] [[drive1:][path1]filename1] [/t [drive2:][path2]] [/o [drive3:][path3]filename3] [command |] sort [/r] [/+n] [/m kilobytes] [/l locale] [/rec characters] [[drive1:][path1]filename1] [/t [drive2:][path2]] [/o [drive3:][path3]filename3]

Parameters

Parameter	Purpose

`/r`	Reverses the sort order.
`/+n`	Specifies the starting character position, `n`, where `sort` begins its comparison.
`/m kilobytes`	Specifies the allocation of memory for use by the `sort` command (in kilobytes).
`/l locale`	Changes the sort order of characters as defined by the default locale. The only available option is the “C” locale.
`/rec` `characters`	Sets the maximum number of characters that can be contained in a line on the input file (default is 4,096; maximum is 65,535).
`[drive1:][path1]filename1`	Specifies the location of the file to be sorted.
`/t [drive2:][path2]`	Specifies a path to a folder that the `sort` command can use for working storage when the data to be sorted cannot fit into memory.
`/o [drive3:][path3]filename3`	Specifies where a file's sorted input is to be stored.