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sort

sort(x)

        Returns the floats list x sorted in ascending order.

sort format

sort(w)format("critere",dimp,ind)

        Returns the list w of floats vectors dimension dimp sorted according to criterion ("<", ">" ou "="), the comparison takes place on the ind element of each vector.
Examples:
Criteria < and >
       1) sort(3,1,0,3,-1); returns (-1,0,1,3,3)
       2) sort(3,1,0,3,-1)format(">"); returns (3,3,1,0,-1)
       3) Given w=x1,y1,z1,x2,y2,z2,... a 3D polygonal line
       sort(w)format(">",3,1); returns w sorted according to decreasing.
Criterion =
sort(x0,x1,x2)format("=");
       if x1 < x0 returns x1.
       if x1 < x2 returns x1.
       if x2 < x1 returns x2.
Examples:
sort(1,0,2)format("="); returns 0.
sort(0,1,2)format("="); returns 1.
sort(0,3,2)format("="); returns 2.

sort name

sort name("name1")name("name2")

Prints the first different lines of files "name1" and "name2".