---
name: "sortbyquote"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ncbi-tools-bin"
version: "6.1.20170106+dfsg2-6"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sortbyquote"
---

# sortbyquote(1)

sort C/C++ code by quoted regions

## NAME

sortbyquote - sort C/C++ code by quoted regions

## SYNOPSIS

**sortbyquote** \[**-**\] \[**-i** *filename*\] \[**-o** *filename*\] \[**-r**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**sortbyquote** is a simple utility to sort a C or C++ code snippet so that the lines (typically elements of a static array for use in binary search) end up in case-insensitive order of the string literals they contain.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-**

  Print usage message

- **-i** *filename*

  Input File Name (default = stdin)

- **-o** *filename*

  Output File Name (default = stdout)

- **-r**

  Reverse order

## BUGS

Escape sequences are not supported.

## AUTHOR

The National Center for Biotechnology Information.