1#compdef sort
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3local ordering='(-d --dictionary-order -g --general-numeric-sort -M --month-sort -h --human-numeric-sort -n --numeric-sort --sort -V --version-sort --help --version)'
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5_arguments -s -S \
6  '(-b --ignore-leading-blanks)'{-b,--ignore-leading-blanks}'[ignore leading blanks]' \
7  "$ordering"{-d,--dictionary-order}'[consider only blanks and alphanumeric characters]' \
8  '(-f --ignore-case)'{-f,--ignore-case}'[fold lower case to upper case characters]' \
9  "$ordering"{-g,--general-numeric-sort}'[compare according to general numeric value]' \
10  '(-i --ignore-nonprinting)'{-i,--ignore-nonprinting}'[consider only printable characters]' \
11  "$ordering"{-M,--month-sort}"[compare (unknown) < 'JAN' < ... < 'DEC']" \
12  "$ordering"{-h,--human-numeric-sort}'[compare human readable numbers (e.g., 2K 1G)]' \
13  "$ordering"{-n,--numeric-sort}'[compare according to string numerical value]' \
14  "$ordering"{-R,--random-sort}'[sort by random hash of keys]' \
15  '--random-source=[get random bytes from file]:file:_files' \
16  '(-r --reverse)'{-r,--reverse}'[reverse the result of comparisons]' \
17  "$ordering--sort=[sort according to ordering]:ordering:(general-numeric human-numeric month numeric random version)" \
18  "$ordering"{-V,--version-sort}'[sort version numbers]' \
19  '--batch-size=[maximum inputs to merge]:number' \
20  '(-c --check -C)'{-c,-C}'[check whether input is sorted; do not sort]' \
21  '(-c --check -C)--check=-[check whether input is sorted; do not sort]::bad line handling:(diagnose-first silent quiet)' \
22  '--compress-program=[specify program to compress temporary files with]:program:(gzip bzip2 lzop xz)' \
23  '--debug[annotate the of the line used to sort]' \
24  '--files0-from=[read input files from file]:file:_files' \
25  '(-k --key)'{-k+,--key=}'[start a key at POS1, end it as POS2 (origin 1)]:key' \
26  '(-m --merge)'{-m,--merge}'[merge already sorted files; do not sort]' \
27  '(-o --output)'{-o+,--output=}'[write result to file instead of standard output]:output file:_files' \
28  '(-s --stable)'{-s,--stable}'[preserve original order of lines with the same key]' \
29  '(-S --buffer-size)'{-S+,--buffer-size=}'[specify size for main memory buffer]:size' \
30  '(-t --field-separator)'{-t+,--field-separator=}'[specify field separator instead of non-blank to blank transition]:separator' \
31  \*{-T+,--temporary-directory=}'[specify directory for temporary files]:directory:_directories' \
32  '(-u --unique)'{-u,--unique}'[with -c, check for strict ordering; without -c, output only the first of an equal run]' \
33  '--parallel=[set number of sorts run concurrently]:number' \
34  '(-z --zero-terminated)'{-z,--zero-terminated}'[end lines with 0 byte, not newline]' \
35  '(- *)--help[display help and exit]' \
36  '(- *)--version[output version information and exit]' \
37  '*:file:_files'
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