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sort

Sort or merge records (lines) of text files.

Runs as sort|macOS, Linux, Windows

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 3 tasks · 19 fields

Sort lines of files or standard input. Check mode, sort algorithms, memory and compression options are not included.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui sort

Sort linesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Input files

file

Reverse order

--reverse

Unique lines only

--unique

Ignore case

--ignore-case

Output file

file

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Sort lines

filesreverseuniqueignore_caseoutput

Sort numerically

filesnumericreverseuniquekeysepoutput

Sort by column

fileskeysepnumericreverseoutput

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Input files

Leave empty to read standard input.
path · positional 0 · repeatable

Output file

path

--output-o

Reverse order

boolean

--reverse-r

Numeric sort

boolean

--numeric-sort-n

Human-numeric sort

Understands SI suffixes such as 2K and 1G.
boolean

--human-numeric-sort-h

General numeric sort

boolean

--general-numeric-sort-g

Version sort

boolean

--version-sort-V

Month sort

boolean

--month-sort-M

Random order

boolean

--random-sort-R

Unique lines only

boolean

--unique-u

Ignore case

boolean

--ignore-case-f

Ignore leading blanks

boolean

--ignore-leading-blanks-b

Dictionary order

boolean

--dictionary-order-d

Stable sort

boolean

-s

Merge pre-sorted files

boolean

--merge-m

NUL-terminated records

boolean

--zero-terminated-z

Sort key

Field position such as 2 or 2,2.
string

--key-k

Field separator

A single character.
string

--field-separator-t

Temporary directory

string

--temporary-directory-T

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

fig

completion

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed sort against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.