sort:tldr:7dc78
sort: Sort a file, printing the output to the specified output file (can be used to sort a file in-place).
$ sort --output=${filename} ${filename}
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The command sort --output=${filename} ${filename} has the following components:
sort: This is the command used to sort the contents of a file.--output=${filename}: This option specifies the name of the output file where the sorted data will be written.${filename}is a placeholder that represents the name of the file on which sorting is performed.${filename}: This represents the input file that is being sorted.
In summary, the command sorts the contents of the filename file and writes the sorted data to another file with the same name as the input file.
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