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@@ -3536,8 +3536,10 @@ The @env{LC_CTYPE} locale determines character types.
@item -g
@itemx --general-numeric-sort
+@itemx --sort=general-numeric
@opindex -g
@opindex --general-numeric-sort
+@opindex --sort
@cindex general numeric sort
@vindex LC_NUMERIC
Sort numerically, using the standard C function @code{strtod} to convert
@@ -3580,8 +3582,10 @@ This option has no effect if the stronger @option{--dictionary-order}
@item -M
@itemx --month-sort
+@itemx --sort=month
@opindex -M
@opindex --month-sort
+@opindex --sort
@cindex months, sorting by
@vindex LC_TIME
An initial string, consisting of any amount of blanks, followed
@@ -3594,8 +3598,10 @@ can change this.
@item -n
@itemx --numeric-sort
+@itemx --sort=numeric
@opindex -n
@opindex --numeric-sort
+@opindex --sort
@cindex numeric sort
@vindex LC_NUMERIC
Sort numerically. The number begins each line and consists
@@ -3623,8 +3629,10 @@ appear earlier in the output instead of later.
@item -R
@itemx --random-sort
+@itemx --sort=random
@opindex -R
@opindex --random-sort
+@opindex --sort
@cindex random sort
Sort by hashing the input keys and then sorting the hash values.
Choose the hash function at random, ensuring that it is free of