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From: Phillip.Everson@uk.sun.com (Phillip Everson - Sun UK - CS Hotline)
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Subject: Re: vi - alphabetical sort
Keywords: alphabetical sort of a file
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Date: 13 Dec 90 12:44:13 GMT
References: <1990Dec12.214128.16549@sunee.waterloo.edu>
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In article <1990Dec12.214128.16549@sunee.waterloo.edu>,
neman@sunee.waterloo.edu (Neman "Napalm" Syed) writes:
|> Hi!  Another question from another vi-illiterate.  How does one
|> perform an alphabetical sort of all items in a file?  The
|> specific file I'm thinking of is my very non-alphabetical
|> .newsrc, which I'd love to have organized.  Is this possible?
|> 
|> -- 
|> Neman Syed - Rebel Without A Clue
|> neman@sunee.uwaterloo.ca    or    neman@108.watstar.uwaterloo.ca
|> Opinions expressed are solely those of my employers and in
|> no way affect or represent those of Neman Syed.

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