sort

sort

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Order records by one or more fields in ascending or descending order.

Syntax | sort FIELD_NAME [asc|desc], ...

Example

| sort timestamp desc, user asc

The sort command orders records by one or more fields, in ascending or descending order.

Parameters

• FIELD_NAME: The fields to sort by.
• asc: Sort in ascending order (default).
• desc: Sort in descending order.

Usage

• Use sort to control the order of results in the output table or view.
• Multiple fields can be specified for multi-level sorting.

Example

| sort timestamp desc, user asc

This sorts results by timestamp descending, then by user ascending.

See Also

• table — select and display specific columns
• stats — aggregate results before sorting