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399 #define help_sort "usage: sort [-Mbcdfginrsuz] [-k#[,#[x]] [-t X]] [-o FILE] [FILE...]\n\nSort all lines of text from input files (or stdin) to stdout.\n\n-M month sort (jan, feb, etc).\n-b ignore leading blanks (or trailing blanks in second part of key)\n-c check whether input is sorted\n-d dictionary order (use alphanumeric and whitespace chars only)\n-f force uppercase (case insensitive sort)\n-g general numeric sort (double precision with nan and inf)\n-i ignore nonprinting characters\n-k sort by \"key\" (see below)\n-n numeric order (instead of alphabetical)\n-o output to FILE instead of stdout\n-r reverse\n-s skip fallback sort (only sort with keys)\n-t use a key separator other than whitespace\n-u unique lines only\n-x Hexadecimal numerical sort\n-z zero (null) terminated input\n\nSorting by key looks at a subset of the words on each line. -k2\nuses the second word to the end of the line, -k2,2 looks at only\nthe second word, -k2,4 looks from the start of the second to the end\nof the fourth word. Specifying multiple keys uses the later keys as\ntie breakers, in order. A type specifier appended to a sort key\n(such as -2,2n) applies only to sorting that key.\n"
