Short:    Sorts ASCII-Files, FAAAAST, many different features
Author:   wernerr@iee1.et.tu-dresden.de (Ruediger Werner)
Uploader: wernerr@iee1.et.tu-dresden.de (Ruediger Werner)
Type:     util/sys

TITLE
	  sort

VERSION
	  1.49

AUTHOR

	  Ruediger Werner

 E-Mail:  wernerr@iee1.et.tu-dresden.de
	  rw2@irz.inf.tu-dresden.de

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

 S-Mail:  Ruediger Werner
	  Stresemannplatz 2
	  01309 Dresden
	  GERMANY

DESCRIPTION

	  sort does, what its name says -- it sorts ASCII-files in
	  alphabetical order.
	  There are many features (explanation see doc-file) for
	  manipulating the file(s) which have to be sorted.
	  It works from Shell only. The sorting algorithm is very fast
	  (Try it!!).


NEW FEATURES

	  (registered version)

	  * dividing a file into two, according to the given pattern,
	    which is specified with the -q|Q option.


FEATURES

	  (unregistered version)

	  * sorting files alphabetically (ascending, descending)
	  * distinguishing and no distinguishing of capitals and small letters
	  * erasing of empty lines

	  (registered version)

	  * sorting files alphabetically (ascending, descending)
	  * sorting with columns, variable length of sort string
	  * removing and replacing of characters
	  * picking out lines
	  * throwing out lines
	  * joining files
	  * operating in a given range only
	  * distinguishing and no distinguishing of capitals and small letters
	  * erasing of empty lines
	  * erasing of double lines
	  * reversing of the file (without sorting)
	  * verbose function

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

	  none

AVAILABILITY

	  via aminet or from my homepage (under AMIGA):
	  http://eeetw0.et.tu-dresden.de:8080/~wernerr/amiga.html

	  the latest version will be available from my page,
	  because the sysop of aminet seems to have too much work with
	  updating all files :-)


PRICE

	  5 US$ for registration (binaries) & sending by e-mail
	  8 US$ for registration (binaries) & sending by post
	  or equivalents in DM
	  registration see doc-file


DISTRIBUTABILITY


	  The unregistered version is freely distributable if it is done
	  in a noncommercial way and the contents of the archive is kept
	  intact.
	  The registered version is not freely distributable.


Ruediger Werner						


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Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
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    4114    1824 55.6% 03-Mar-96 10:10:34 +History
   21992   12269 44.2% 04-Mar-96 07:22:46 +sort
    9570    3639 61.9% 04-Mar-96 07:20:08 +sort.doc
    2360    1057 55.2% 03-Mar-96 10:12:26 +sort.readme
   21432   11996 44.0% 04-Mar-96 07:16:54 +sort_engl
-------- ------- ----- --------- --------
   59468   30785 48.2% 10-Mar-96 19:39:56   5 files