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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 (FAT12, FAT16,
13       FAT32 and exFAT). Many MP3 hardware players don't sort files  automati‐
14       cally  but play them in the  order they were transferred to the device.
15       FATSort can help here.
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17       Sort options:
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19       -a     Use ASCIIbetical order for sorting
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21       -c     Ignore case of file names (default for most locales)
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23       -I PFX Ignore file name PFX
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25       -n     Natural order sorting
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27       -o FLAG Sort order of files where FLAG is one of
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29              d : directories first (default)
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31              f : files first
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33              a : files and directories are not differentiated
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35       -r     Sort in reverse order
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37       -R     Sort in random order
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39              This options makes all other sort options obsolete.
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41       -t     Sort by last modification date and time
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43       The following options can be specified multiple times to  select  which
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46       -d DIR Sort directory DIR only
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48       -D DIR Sort directory DIR and all subdirectories
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50       -x DIR Don't sort directory DIR
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52       -X DIR Don't sort directory DIR and its subdirectories
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54       The  following  options can be specified multiple times to select which
55       directories shall be sorted using POSIX.2 extended regular expressions:
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57       -e RE  Only sort directories that match regular expression RE
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59       -E RE  Don't sort directories that match regular expression RE
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61       However, options -e and -E may not be used simultaneously with  options
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64       -L LOC Use  the  locale  LOC instead of the locale from the environment
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67       More options:
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69       -l     Print current order of files only
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71       -i     Print file system information only
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73       -f     Force sorting even if file system is mounted
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75       -h, --help
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77              Print some help
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79       -v, --version
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81              Print version information
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83       -q     Be quiet
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85       DEVICE must be a FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 or exFAT file system.
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87       WARNING: THE FILESYSTEM MUST  BE  CONSISTENT  (NO  FILESYSTEM  ERRORS).
88       PLEASE  BACKUP YOUR DATA BEFORE USING FATSORT. RISK OF CORRUPT FILESYS‐
89       TEM!  FATSORT USER ASSUMES ALL RISK. FATSORT WILL NOT  BE  HELD  LIABLE
90       FOR DATA LOSS!
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EXAMPLES

93       fatsort /dev/sda
94              Sort /dev/sda.
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96       fatsort -n /dev/sdb1
97              Sort /dev/sdb1 with natural order.
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AUTHOR

100       Written by Boris Leidner.
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REPORTING BUGS

103       Report bugs to <fatsort@formenos.de>.
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106       Copyright  © 2004-2019 Boris Leidner.  License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2
107       (see LICENSE.txt)
108       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
109       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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113fatsort 1.6.2                     August 2020                       FATSORT(1)
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