Short:    Sorts ASCII-Files, many different features
Author:   rw2@irz.inf.tu-dresden.de (Ruediger Werner)
Uploader: rw2@irz.inf.tu-dresden.de (Ruediger Werner)
Type:     util/cli

sort		Version 1.38		by Rüdiger Werner

The program and files in this distribution are freely distributable,
but are also copyright (c) Rüdiger Werner. They may be freely
distributed as long as no more than a nominal fee is charged to cover
time and copying costs.
No commercial usage is permitted without written permission from the
author. Everything in this distribution must be kept together, in original
unmodified form.
This program is 'anyware', that means if you find this program useable or
if you tried it then I'd like to receive anything from you.
Of course I'd be very grateful, if you want to donate the author.
The money will be used for a good purpose: I know very well a small indian
boy who needs to be operated quite urgent. The parents have to pay the
operation themselves, but they can't afford it. This is true, really.

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I spent a lot of time on that program, now everything is ok so far.
Of course the program is improved further. If you'd like to get a new
version for a tiny fee, contact me. As far as I can tell already, it
will be more as double as fast as this version. Some new features will
be added too, as sorting by two criterions, e.g. sort by the 20th column
and additionally sorting by the first.
A graphical user interface is in work too, but that may take more time,
because I have to do some other things too, like studying...
It will be announced in the net, when it will be ready.

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* Notice that the author can't be made responsible for the destroying *
* or lost of data through use of this program. You use it on your own *
* risc. Please read carefully the Doc-file before using.              *
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 E-Mail:  rw2@irz.inf.tu-dresden.de
	  wernerr@eeetwc.et.tu-dresden.de

 URL:     http://www.inf.tu-dresden.de/~rw2
          http://eeetw0.et.tu-dresden.de:8080/~wernerr

 Mail:	  Rüdiger Werner
	  Stresemannplatz 2
	  01309 Dresden
	  GERMANY

Contents

 sort		18104 Bytes
 sort_engl	17480 Bytes
 sort.doc	 6365 Bytes
 sort.readme
 History


This program was written for sorting ASCII-Files in alphabetical order.
I had to sort some large files. I searched for a usable sort-program,
but I didn't found.
Anyway, I implemented an algorithm and added some useful other features
like erasing empty lines or lines which are twice or more in the file
(of course ONE of these lines is kept in the file ;-) .
For more information read the doc-file.

Rüdiger