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%.IDENT      sort_tcat.hlq
%.AUTHOR     KB, IPG/ESO
%.KEYWORDS   MIDAS, help files, SORT/TCAT
%.PURPOSE    On-line help file for the command: SORT/TCAT
%.VERSION    1.0  24-JUN-1991 : Creation, KB
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SECTION./TCAT
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SORT/TCAT                                                 24-JUN-1991  KB
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SORT/TCAT [cat_name] 
	sort a table catalog
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Purpose:
          Sort a table catalog.
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Syntax:
          SORT/TCAT [cat_name] 
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          cat_name = name of Table Catalog;
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              defaulted to the currently active Table Catalog
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See also:
          SORT/ICAT, SORT/FCAT, SET/TCAT, CREATE/TCAT
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          READ/TCAT, ADD/TCAT, SUBTRACT/TCAT, SEARCH/TCAT
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Note:
          Sorting is done according to the contents of the IDENT field in the
          catalog (i.e. usually the same as descr. IDENT).
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          The sorted catalog is first stored in a temporary file midtemp.cat,
          then the input catalog is deleted and, finally, midtemp.cat is
          renamed back to the original cat_name.
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          Therefore the input catalog should not be opened at the same time by
          e.g. another MIDAS session.
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Examples:
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          SORT/TCAT
            Sort the currently active Table Catalog.
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          SORT/TCAT zopilote
            Sort the table catalog `zopilote.cat' .
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