Nsort has a full set of features to meet your sorting needs. Nsort can do the following:

• Sort large data sets quickly.
• Merge already-sorted input files.
• Use multiple processors and disks in parallel.
• Read sort input from multiple input files.
• Access large files with 64-bit file offsets.
• Handle a variety of record types:
  • fixed-length
  • delimited (lines of text)
• Handle a variety of key types:
  • character
  • decimal character
  • binary integer
  • IEEE floating point
  • month
• Sort records and keys up to 64 Kbytes wide.
• Sort on an unlimited number of ascending or descending keys.
• Delete duplicate-keyed records.
• Add, drop, and reorder the fields in the sort records.
• Include or omit records conditionally.
• Subtotal fields by key value.
• Produce multiple output files, each with its own selection criteria.
• Unix sort program-type key specifications for records with delimited fields.

Nsort requires:

• Red Hat Advanced Server for x86 or x64 platforms
• Windows 2000 or higher for x86 platforms
• Windows 2003 or higher for x64 platforms

Please see our Nsort literature for more detailed information on Nsort's features.