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SORT

        [SIC\]SORT KeyVar [Var1 [... VarN]]

    Sort an ensemble of 1-D or 2-D SIC variables by increasing values of the
    (1-D  only) KeyVar variable. A standard use is to sort a complete GILDAS
    table, using
      DEFINE TABLE A MyFile WRITE
      SORT A[3] A
      DELETE /VAR A
    As shown in the example, the command handles the case where KeyVar is  a
    subset of any of the variables to be sorted. However, if there is alias-
    ing between any of the Var1 ... VarN variables,  the  result  is  unpre-
    dictable.

    The  command  can be useful for further use of the COMPUTE LOCATION com-
    mand, or plots using GreG. To mimic  the  behaviour  of  the  (obsolete)
    GREG\SORT command, use
            SIC\SORT Key Var2 Var3
    where Key is any of X Y Z, and Var2 and Var3 the two other ones.


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