/REC[ORD_MAXIMUM] Characters Defines the maximum number of characters in a record. The
default size is 4,096 characters. However, you can specify up to 65,535 characters in a record.
Larger record sizes use more memory for each record. Consequently, keeping the record size as
small as possible will improve Sort efficiency.
/R[EVERSE] Reverses the sort order. Instead of sorting A to Z, the output appears in Z to A
order. Likewise, Sort also reverses number order.
drive1 Specifies the drive for the sort input. The default is the current drive when you specify
a filename.
path1 Specifies the absolute or relative path to use for the sort input. The default is the current
directory when you specify a filename.
filename1 Defines the name of the file that you want to sort. If you don??™t provide a filename,
Sort will use the standard input device, which is usually the keyboard for Windows, as the input.
You can change the standard input by using redirection (see the ???Employing Data Redirection???
section of this chapter for details), but providing a filename normally provides faster results.
/T[EMPORARY] [drive2:][path2] Determines the directory used to hold the temporary
files for the sort.
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