sort
Sort in increasing order.
Signature
> sort --reverse --insensitive --values
Parameters
--reverse
: Sort in reverse order--insensitive
: Sort string-based columns case-insensitively--values
: If input is a single record, sort the record by values, ignored if input is not a single record
Examples
sort the list by increasing value
> [2 0 1] | sort
sort the list by decreasing value
> [2 0 1] | sort -r
sort a list of strings
> [betty amy sarah] | sort
sort a list of strings in reverse
> [betty amy sarah] | sort -r
Sort strings (case-insensitive)
> echo [airplane Truck Car] | sort -i
Sort strings (reversed case-insensitive)
> echo [airplane Truck Car] | sort -i -r
Sort record by key
> {b: 3, a: 4} | sort
Sort record by value
> {a: 4, b: 3} | sort