list: add NATURAL sorting on SORT sub-command

Fixes: #20563
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Johnny Jazeix
2020-04-13 18:26:28 +02:00
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@@ -308,6 +308,13 @@ The ``<compare>`` option should be one of:
* ``STRING``: Sorts a list of strings alphabetically. This is the
default behavior if the ``COMPARE`` option is not given.
* ``FILE_BASENAME``: Sorts a list of pathnames of files by their basenames.
* ``NATURAL``: Sorts a list of strings using natural order
(see ``strverscmp(3)`` manual), i.e. such that contiguous digits
are compared as whole numbers.
For example: the following list `10.0 1.1 2.1 8.0 2.0 3.1`
will be sorted as `1.1 2.0 2.1 3.1 8.0 10.0` if the ``NATURAL``
comparison is selected where it will be sorted as
`1.1 10.0 2.0 2.1 3.1 8.0` with the ``STRING`` comparison.
Use the ``CASE`` keyword to select a case sensitive or case insensitive
sort mode. The ``<case>`` option should be one of: