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====== Sorting in VIM (version 7)======
<code>
:[range]sor[t][!] [i][u][r][n][x][o] [/{pattern}/]
</code>

===== See Also =====
  * type :help sorting inside vim

===== Examples =====
  * document content:<code>
150
  20
xavier
300
Ace
1205
710
aab
300
20
1205
</code>
  * sort alphabetic, case sensitive:<code>
:sort

  20
1205
1205
150
20
300
300
710
Ace  <-- notice capital A is before a
aab
xavier
</code>
  * sort alphabetic, case-insensitive:<code>
:sort i

  20
1205
1205
150
20
300
300
710
aab  <-- notice lowercase a is before A
Ace
xavier
</code>
  * sort unique:<code>
:sort u

  20
1205  <-- duplicate has been removed
150
20
300  <-- duplicate has been removed
710
Ace  <-- capital A is before a
aab
xavier
</code>
  * sort unique and case insensitive:<code>
:sort ui

  20
1205  <-- duplicate has been removed
150
20
300  <-- duplicate has been removed
710
aab  <-- lowercase a is before A
Ace
xavier
</code>
  * sort numeric:<code>
:sort n

xavier
Ace
aab
  20
20
150
300
300
710
1205
1205
</code>

===== External Links =====
  * http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/VimTip1166