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

SYNOPSYS

        indexsorttable table column

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

• starbase.1 starbase data table introduction.
• starbase.3 starbase data table C library.
• starbase.5 starbase data table file format.