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NAME

indexsorttable - sort a starbase data table using a prebuilt index.

SYNOPSYS

        indexsorttable table column

DESCRIPTION

indexsorttable uses an index file built with the [index] program to output a starbase table in sorted order. This allows a table to be output in sorted order in a single pass regardless of its file size.

EXAMPLES

Sort a table by Object name
        john@panic: indexsorttable catalog.tab Object > sorted.tab

SEE ALSO



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