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.\" Title: pacsort
.\" Author: [see the "Authors" section]
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.\" Date: 2024-05-10
.\" Manual: Pacman-contrib Manual
.\" Source: Pacman-contrib 1.10.6
.\" Language: English
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.TH "PACSORT" "8" "2024\-05\-10" "Pacman\-contrib 1\&.10\&.6" "Pacman\-contrib Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
pacsort \- sort utility implementing alpm_pkg_vercmp
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fIpacsort\fR [options] [files \&...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fIpacsort\fR concatenates the given files, sorts them, and writes them to standard output\&. Default order is oldest to newest\&.
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Standard input is read when no files are given\&.
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By default the lines are treated as lists of plain version strings\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-f, \-\-files\fR
.RS 4
If the input lists are in the format
\fI*\-*\&.pkg\&.tar*\fR, sort lines by pkgname and pkgver\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h, \-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Display syntax and command\-line options\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-k, \-\-key <index>\fR
.RS 4
Sort the input starting on the specified column\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-z, \-\-null\fR
.RS 4
Lines end with null bytes rather than newlines\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-r, \-\-reverse\fR
.RS 4
Sort in reverse order\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-t, \-\-separator <sep>\fR
.RS 4
Field separator\&. Default separator is space\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-V, \-\-version\fR
.RS 4
Display the version\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBpacman\fR(8), \fBvercmp\fR(8)
.SH "BUGS"
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Bugs? You must be kidding; there are no bugs in this software\&. But if we happen to be wrong, file an issue with as much detail as possible at https://gitlab\&.archlinux\&.org/pacman/pacman\-contrib/\-/issues/new\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Current maintainers:
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Johannes Löthberg <johannes@kyriasis\&.com>
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.RS 4
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Daniel M\&. Capella <polyzen@archlinux\&.org>
.RE
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For additional contributors, use git shortlog \-s on the pacman\-contrib\&.git repository\&.
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