Linux SORT Command

this command will sort the contents of text file line by line in linux.

Syntax

$sort [option] [file_name]

Sr.No	Options	Descriptions
01	-r	reverse the result of comparison.(Descending order)
02	-u	for unique line
03	-f	fold the case lower to upper charaters
04	-m	merge the contents of sorted files.
05	-M	compare month and sort the month name of file.(JAN

Example


$sort file1.txt

it will sort the contents of file1.txt in ascending order


$sort file1.txt file2.txt

it will display the contents of file1.txt,file2.txt(multiple files) in ascending order.