Sort

Sort is the capital of the comarca of Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It is located at 692 metres above the sea, by the river Noguera Pallaresa, a tributary to the Segre. Population 1,718 (1996).

It was once capital of the County of Pallars.

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It is also the name of a unix utility that sorts the lines of a file (into alphabetical order for example).

See also: sorting and sort algorithm.