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Use SORT to sort files based on single-key or multiple-key items. Use MERGE to merge data from two or more sorted files into a
single, new file.
SORT-MERGE/XL operates as a standalone utility (either interactively or
in batch mode), or from within a program. You can use SORT-MERGE/XL to
sort or merge data in various ways. Some sequences that you might
choose as the basis for sorting or merging data could be
alphabetically in either an ascending or descending order
numerically in either an ascending or descending order
alphabetically or numerically based on a single key data items
alphabetically or numerically based on multiple key data items
define a unique collating sequence for your application
merge two or more sorted files into a new merged file
