GNU Sort version 1.6 [dos] README File
ported to MSDOS under Borland C 3.0 by Rick Brown 9/1/94

Rick Brown -- The Michie Company -- Charlottesville, Virginia
CIS :: 73764.1442@compuserve.com

Please note this is note that use/distribution of this program is governed
by the GNU Public License.  See the "COPYING" file for information.
Also, this port is based heavily on Thorsten Ohl's original port of a
pre-release version of Mike Haertel's GNU Sort.

This distribution includes verbatim copies of Thorsten Ohl's documentation
from the version 0.3 port of the GNU Sort program.  I have included it in
case someone else can make use of it, since I do not have the TEX system or
the "info" generation system to make appropriate modifications to the
documents that Mr. Ohl has prepared.  Although that documentation is four
years out of date, it is pretty accurate.  The only changes that need
to be noted are:
	(1) the -V option to print the version string was dropped
	(2) the -s option to ensure a STABLE SORT was added
	(3) the -k method of specifying a key was added, so that you can
		specify third field, fifth character through sixth field, second
		character as either "+3.5 -6.2"  OR as "-k 3.5 -6.2".

The files in this package are:

COPYING        Terms/Conditions of using GNU programs/source code
README.1ST     This file
README.DOS     Thorsten Ohl's original readme for the DOS version
SORT16.EXE     Executable Sort program
SORT.INF       Thorsten Ohl's original "sort.info" help file
SORT.TEX       Thorsten Ohl's original TEX typeset-able help
SORT16.C       Source code for GNU Sort v. 1.6 as modified for DOS
SYSTEM.H       Header file used by SORT16.C, from GNU "textutils" directory
MAKEFILE       The original Makefile (untested) for GNU sort
SORT16.MAK     Borland C 3.0 PRJ2MAK makefile

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