lsort(n)                    Tcl (7.0)                    lsort(n)



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     NAME
          lsort - Sort the elements of a list

     SYNOPSIS
          lsort ?switches? list
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     DESCRIPTION
          This command sorts the elements of  list,  returning  a  new
          list in sorted order.  By default ASCII sorting is used with
          the result returned in increasing order.   However,  any  of  |
          the  following  switches  may  be  specified  before list to  |
          control  the  sorting  process  (unique  abbreviations   are  |
          accepted):                                                    |

          -ascii                                                             ||
                              Use   string   comparison   with   ASCII  |
                              collation order.  This is the default.    |

          -integer                                                           ||
                              Convert  list  elements  to integers and  |
                              use integer comparison.                   |

          -real                                                              ||
                              Convert  list elements to floating-point  |
                              values and use floating comparison.       |

          -command command                                                   ||
                              Use command as a comparison command.  To  |
                              compare two  elements,  evaluate  a  Tcl  |
                              script  consisting  of  command with the  |
                              two  elements  appended  as   additional  |
                              arguments.   The script should return an  |
                              integer less than, equal to, or  greater  |
                              than  zero if the first element is to be  |
                              considered  less  than,  equal  to,   or  |
                              greater than the second, respectively.    |

          -increasing                                                        ||
                              Sort   the   list  in  increasing  order  |
                              (``smallest'' items first).  This is the  |
                              default.                                  |

          -decreasing                                                        ||
                              Sort   the   list  in  decreasing  order  |
                              (``largest'' items first).


     KEYWORDS



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     lsort(n)                    Tcl (7.0)                    lsort(n)



          element, list, order, sort






















































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