From 1d5addd14bc3f0c7279b41882fc9b8ff60fac450 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johannes Stoelp <johannes.stoelp@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:45:30 +0100
Subject: sort: add initial examples

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+# sort(1)
+
+```
+sort [opts] [file]
+  opts:
+    -r      reverse output
+    -b      ignore leading blanks
+
+    -n      sort by numeric
+    -h      sort by human numeric
+    -V      sort by version
+
+    -k<N>  sort by Nth key
+    -t<S>  field separator
+```
+
+## Examples
+```sh
+# Sort by directory sizes.
+du -sh * | sort -h
+```
+
+```sh
+# Sort numeric by second key.
+# The default key separator is non-blank to blank transition.
+echo 'a 4
+d 10
+c 21' | sort -k2 -n
+
+# Sort numeric by second key, split at comma.
+echo 'a,4
+d,10
+c,21' | sort -k2 -n -t,
+```
+> Use `--debug` to annotate part of the line used to sort and hence debug the key usage.
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