1FATSORT(1)                       User Commands                      FATSORT(1)
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NAME

6       fatsort - FAT sorting tool
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SYNOPSIS

9       fatsort [OPTIONS] DEVICE
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DESCRIPTION

12       FATSort  sorts directory structures of FAT file systems. Many MP3 hard‐
13       ware players don't sort files automatically but play them in the  order
14       they were transferred to the device. FATSort can help here.
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OPTIONS

17       -a     Use ASCIIbetical order for sorting
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19       -c     Ignore case of file names
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21       -f     Force sorting even if file system is mounted
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23       -h, --help
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25              Print some help
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27       -i     Print file system information only
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29       -I PFX Ignore file name PFX
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31       -l     Print current order of files only
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33       -o FLAG Sort order of files where FLAG is one of
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35              d : directories first (default)
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37              f : files first
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39              a : files and directories are not differentiated
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41       -n     Natural order sorting
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43       -q     Be quiet
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45       -r     Sort in reverse order
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47       -R     Sort in random order
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49       -t     Sort by last modification date and time
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51       -v, --version
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53              Print version information
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55              The following options can be specified multiple times:
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57       -d DIR
58              Sort directory DIR only
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60       -D DIR Sort directory DIR and all subdirectories
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62       -x DIR Don't sort directory DIR
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64       -X DIR Don't sort directory DIR and its subdirectories
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66       -L LOC Use  the  locale  LOC instead of the locale from the environment
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69       DEVICE must be a FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32 file system.
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71       WARNING: THE FILESYSTEM MUST  BE  CONSISTENT  (NO  FILESYSTEM  ERRORS).
72       PLEASE  BACKUP YOUR DATA BEFORE USING FATSORT. RISK OF CORRUPT FILESYS‐
73       TEM!  FATSORT USER ASSUMES ALL RISK. FATSORT WILL NOT  BE  HELD  LIABLE
74       FOR DATA LOSS!
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EXAMPLES

77       fatsort /dev/sda
78              Sort /dev/sda.
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80       fatsort -n /dev/sdb1
81              Sort /dev/sdb1 with natural order.
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AUTHOR

84       Written by Boris Leidner.
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REPORTING BUGS

87       Report bugs to <fatsort@formenos.de>.
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90       Copyright  © 2004-2017 Boris Leidner.  License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2
91       (see LICENSE.txt)
92       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
93       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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97fatsort 1.4.2                      July 2019                        FATSORT(1)
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