Control statements

XSORT execution is controlled by means of its control statements. These statements are read on standard input (STDIN).

Control cards have been kept equal to the control cards accepted by IBM DFSORT(TM) due to compatibility reason, but, XSORT 2 has no need for line continuation char at column 72, and cards my be specified in both uppercase or lowercase characters.

Statement	Description
SORT	Sorts the input file(s) according to the specified fields
INCLUDE	define the rules to define which records must be written in the output file
OMIT	define the rules to define which records must be omitted in the output file
OUTREC	defines the record structure of the output file
SUM	instructs XSORT to perform summarization functions on some fields
OPTION	sets XSORT option
RECORD	defines the type and length of the records being processed
ALTSEQ	changes the alternate translation table