---
name: "ipsort"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pnscan"
version: "1.12+git20180612-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ipsort"
---

# ipsort(1)

sort a file using IPv4 addresses at the beginning of each line.

## NAME

ipsort - sort a file using IPv4 addresses at the beginning of each line.

## SYNOPSIS

**ipsort filename**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **ipsort** command.

**ipsort** is a tool that can sort a file using IPv4 addresses at the beginning of each line. It is implemented as a shell script front end to the normal sort command.

## SEE ALSO

pnscan (1) and sort (1).

## AUTHOR

ipsort was written by Peter Eriksson \<pen@lysator.liu.se\>.

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