https://sourceforge.net/p/funnelsort/wiki/Copy/Recent changes to CopyenWed, 04 Dec 2013 16:24:40 -0000https://sourceforge.net/p/funnelsort/wiki/Copy/<div class="markdown_content"><p>Funnel can be used as a copy utility as well - it is not just a sort utility. Copy is implemented as a sort on the row number. The row number is a "hidden" field on each row that starts at 0 for the first row and increases by one for each row as it is read.</p> <p>Funnel can reverse the order of the original file as well. It just sorts the rows by a descending row number.</p> <p>There are three possible values for the "--copy" parameter.</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Copy Value</th> <th>Description</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>original</td> <td>don't change the order of the rows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>reversed</td> <td>reverse the order of the rows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>byKey</td> <td>specify keys to control the order</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>The "byKey" value is the default for Funnel. It is how to explicitly request a sort. These two examples would produce the same results. <a class="" href="https://sourceforge.net/p/funnelsort/discussion/howto/thread/1d24eb37/#fe85">Copying with a key</a> and <a class="" href="https://sourceforge.net/p/funnelsort/discussion/howto/thread/493acffb/#df06">Sorting on the entire contents of a row</a>.</p></div>Chris DeGreefWed, 04 Dec 2013 16:24:40 -0000https://sourceforge.net91c3aeadc599232b8351860ff100ed8530d340f8