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Chris DeGreef — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:22:54 -0000

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 You won't find a more flexible, easier to use, faster sorting utility than Funnel.

 Funnel is a sort utility to sort files, large and small.  It efficiently handles fixed length records and variable length records.  Funnel easily handles ascii (readable) data and binary data.  There are many more features in Funnel.  It is easy to use and very fast.
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+For a quick start check out the [Command line usage].

 How to [Install on Centos].

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 [Sort by any number of keys].  Key types: String, Date / time, Integer, Float, and binary numbers too.  Supports ascending and descending on each key.  Supports Java-like format parsing for date keys (e.g.: MM-dd-yyyy)
 [OrderBy clause] replaces the --keys command line argument to provide sorting by column name.
-[Where clause] to select specific rows from your input file(s).  Algebrain, a sourceforge project, is used to provide full equation support.
+[Where clause] to select specific rows from your input file(s).  [Algebrain, a sourceforge project](https://sourceforge.net/projects/algebrain), is used to provide full equation support.
 [Processing variables] can be used wherever columns can be referenced: e.g. RecordNumber and RecordSize.
 [Columns] can be predefined for the input file(s) and used in the [Where clause] and the [OrderBy clause].
 [Copy] (original order or reversed)
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 All sorting activity is [logged] to a log file.
 [Control over temporary files].
 [Caching and control options] to control memory usage and increase sort efficiency
-[Command line usage].  Argument, a sourceforge project, is used to parse and interpret the command line.
+[Argument, a sourceforge project](https://sourceforge.net/projects/argument), is used to parse and interpret the command line.

 Useful Out-of-the-box Utilities
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Chris DeGreef — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:17:28 -0000

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 Sort Utility Features
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 [Sort by any number of keys].  Key types: String, Date / time, Integer, Float, and binary numbers too.  Supports ascending and descending on each key.  Supports Java-like format parsing for date keys (e.g.: MM-dd-yyyy)
+[OrderBy clause] replaces the --keys command line argument to provide sorting by column name.
+[Where clause] to select specific rows from your input file(s).  Algebrain, a sourceforge project, is used to provide full equation support.
+[Processing variables] can be used wherever columns can be referenced: e.g. RecordNumber and RecordSize.
+[Columns] can be predefined for the input file(s) and used in the [Where clause] and the [OrderBy clause].
 [Copy] (original order or reversed)
 [Duplicate record handling] (keep first, last, all, or all reversed) .
-[Input] can be "standard input" or FileName.
+[Input] can be "standard input" or FileName.  If a file name is used, wild cards are allowed.
+[Multiple files] can be concatinated into one sorted output file.  Or they can be sorted one at a time replacing the original files by using the --[replace] argument.
 [Output] can be "standard output" or FileName.
 [Variable length records].  Any delimiter is supported and can be changed when rewriting the file.
 [Comma Separated Value] (CSV) files with support for headings.  
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 All sorting activity is [logged] to a log file.
 [Control over temporary files].
 [Caching and control options] to control memory usage and increase sort efficiency
-[Command line usage].  Instructions on the exact command line syntax.
+[Command line usage].  Argument, a sourceforge project, is used to parse and interpret the command line.

 Useful Out-of-the-box Utilities
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Chris DeGreef — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:32:11 -0000

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 [Caching and control options] to control memory usage and increase sort efficiency
 [Command line usage].  Instructions on the exact command line syntax.

+Useful Out-of-the-box Utilities
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+[space] to see how your disk space is utilized.
+[dos2unix] to convert a file from dos format to unix.
+[unix2dos] to convert a file form unix format to dos.
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Chris DeGreef — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:16:37 -0000

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 You won't find a more flexible, easier to use, faster sorting utility than Funnel.

 Funnel is a sort utility to sort files, large and small.  It efficiently handles fixed length records and variable length records.  Funnel easily handles ascii (readable) data and binary data.  There are many more features in Funnel.  It is easy to use and very fast.
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+How to [Install on Centos].
+
 Sort Utility Features
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 [Sort by any number of keys].  Key types: String, Date / time, Integer, Float, and binary numbers too.  Supports ascending and descending on each key.  Supports Java-like format parsing for date keys (e.g.: MM-dd-yyyy)

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Chris DeGreef — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:10:14 -0000

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-Welcome to your wiki!
+Sort Utility
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+You won't find a more flexible, easier to use, faster sorting utility than Funnel.

-This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].
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-The wiki uses [Markdown](/p/funnelsort/wiki/markdown_syntax/) syntax.
+Funnel is a sort utility to sort files, large and small.  It efficiently handles fixed length records and variable length records.  Funnel easily handles ascii (readable) data and binary data.  There are many more features in Funnel.  It is easy to use and very fast.
+Sort Utility Features
+---------------------
+[Sort by any number of keys].  Key types: String, Date / time, Integer, Float, and binary numbers too.  Supports ascending and descending on each key.  Supports Java-like format parsing for date keys (e.g.: MM-dd-yyyy)
+[Copy] (original order or reversed)
+[Duplicate record handling] (keep first, last, all, or all reversed) .
+[Input] can be "standard input" or FileName.
+[Output] can be "standard output" or FileName.
+[Variable length records].  Any delimiter is supported and can be changed when rewriting the file.
+[Comma Separated Value] (CSV) files with support for headings.  
+[Fixed length records]. You can also convert fixed length to variable length records.
+Save often used sort [commands to a file] and reuse them.
+All sorting activity is [logged] to a log file.
+[Control over temporary files].
+[Caching and control options] to control memory usage and increase sort efficiency
+[Command line usage].  Instructions on the exact command line syntax.

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Chris DeGreef — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:55:47 -0000

I have a Wordpress site that has all of the documentation. I am in the process of converting it over to this wiki. Please be patient.

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Chris DeGreef — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 04:00:31 -0000

Welcome to your wiki!

This is the default page, edit it as you see fit. To add a new page simply reference it within brackets, e.g.: [SamplePage].

The wiki uses Markdown syntax.

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