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The OpenVMS Sort/Merge utility sorts records or merges input
files. To sort one or more input files, specify the SORT command.
These files are sorted according to the fields you select and
one reordered output file is generated. To merge input files that
have previously been sorted according to the same key fields,
specify the MERGE command. One output file is generated.
High-Performance SORT/MERGE Utility:
On Alpha systems, you can also choose the high-performance
Sort/Merge utility. It uses the same command line interface.
Any differences are noted with the appropriate SORT and
MERGE qualifiers. Use the SORTSHR logical to select the high-
performance Sort/Merge utility. Define SORTSHR to point to the
high-performance sort executable in SYS$LIBRARY as follows:
$ DEFINE SORTSHR SYS$LIBRARY:HYPERSORT.EXE
To return to SORT/MERGE, deassign SORTSHR. (The SORT/MERGE
utility is the default if SORTSHR is not defined.)
For additional information, you can enter one of the following
topics:
Command_Qualifiers Provides a brief description of the
qualifiers that can be used with the
SORT and MERGE commands.
Input_File_Qualifier Provides information about qualifiers
that can be used to modify input files
(such as /FORMAT).
Output_File_Qualifiers Provides information about qualifiers
that can be used to modify output files
(such as /SEQUENTIAL).
For a complete information about the Sort/Merge Utility, see the
OpenVMS Utility Routines Manual and the OpenVMS User's Manual.
Formats
SORT input-file-spec [,...] output-file
MERGE input-file-spec [,...] output-file
Additional Information (explode) :
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