SORTSEQ

The SORTSEQ utility allows you to change the order that characters are sorted and/or change the character value that a character is sorted as. The command line for SORTSEQ is:

Parameters:

file

The optional name of the sequence file to be created or modified.

Note the following:

1. If the file name is not specified on the command line, it will be requested by the program.

2. The default output file name is "sunsort" and the default extension is "seq".

3. Examples of the SORTSEQ use would be to swap 'A' and 'B'. Once changed, all sequences of uppercase 'B' would sort ahead of all sequences of uppercase 'A'. Another example would be to alias lowercase 'a' with uppercase 'A'. Once aliased, all sequences of both 'a' and 'A' would sort together as the same character 'A'.

4. Once generated, the sequence file is the specified as a parameter to the SUNSORT utility.

5. While executing, the SORTSEQ utility recognizes the following keys:

 

Key	Action
arrows	Allow positioning within the sort sequence file.
Del	Removes the character beneath the cursor from its current position within the sequence.
Ins	Places the previously removed character in a new position within the sequence.
F2	Restores the sequence to the default order.
F3	Toggles the mode of the program between ordering the sequence and defining aliases.
F10	Writes the modified sequence file to disk.
ESCAPE	Cancels the current operation or exits the program.

See Also: Utilities