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  4.      llllssssoooorrrrtttt((((nnnn))))                    TTTTccccllll ((((7777....0000))))                    llllssssoooorrrrtttt((((nnnn))))
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  10.      NNNNAAAAMMMMEEEE
  11.           lsort - Sort the elements of a list
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  13.      SSSSYYYYNNNNOOOOPPPPSSSSIIIISSSS
  14.           llllssssoooorrrrtttt ?_s_w_i_t_c_h_e_s? _l_i_s_t
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  18.      DDDDEEEESSSSCCCCRRRRIIIIPPPPTTTTIIIIOOOONNNN
  19.           This command sorts the elements of  _l_i_s_t,  returning  a  new
  20.           list in sorted order.  By default ASCII sorting is used with
  21.           the result returned in increasing order.   However,  any  of  |
  22.           the  following  switches  may  be  specified  before _l_i_s_t to  |
  23.           control  the  sorting  process  (unique  abbreviations   are  |
  24.           accepted):                                                    |
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  26.           ----aaaasssscccciiiiiiii                                                             ||
  27.                               Use   string   comparison   with   ASCII  |
  28.                               collation order.  This is the default.    |
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  30.           ----iiiinnnntttteeeeggggeeeerrrr                                                           ||
  31.                               Convert  list  elements  to integers and  |
  32.                               use integer comparison.                   |
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  34.           ----rrrreeeeaaaallll                                                              ||
  35.                               Convert  list elements to floating-point  |
  36.                               values and use floating comparison.       |
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  38.           ----ccccoooommmmmmmmaaaannnndddd _c_o_m_m_a_n_d                                                   ||
  39.                               Use _c_o_m_m_a_n_d as a comparison command.  To  |
  40.                               compare two  elements,  evaluate  a  Tcl  |
  41.                               script  consisting  of  _c_o_m_m_a_n_d with the  |
  42.                               two  elements  appended  as   additional  |
  43.                               arguments.   The script should return an  |
  44.                               integer less than, equal to, or  greater  |
  45.                               than  zero if the first element is to be  |
  46.                               considered  less  than,  equal  to,   or  |
  47.                               greater than the second, respectively.    |
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  49.           ----iiiinnnnccccrrrreeeeaaaassssiiiinnnngggg                                                        ||
  50.                               Sort   the   list  in  increasing  order  |
  51.                               (``smallest'' items first).  This is the  |
  52.                               default.                                  |
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  54.           ----ddddeeeeccccrrrreeeeaaaassssiiiinnnngggg                                                        ||
  55.                               Sort   the   list  in  decreasing  order  |
  56.                               (``largest'' items first).
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  59.      KKKKEEEEYYYYWWWWOOOORRRRDDDDSSSS
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  63.      PPPPaaaaggggeeee 1111                                          ((((pppprrrriiiinnnntttteeeedddd 7777////11117777////99995555))))
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  70.      llllssssoooorrrrtttt((((nnnn))))                    TTTTccccllll ((((7777....0000))))                    llllssssoooorrrrtttt((((nnnn))))
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