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tsort(1)

tsort - perform topological sort

TSORT(1) User Commands TSORT(1)

tsort - perform topological sort

tsort [OPTION] [FILE]

Write totally ordered list consistent with the partial ordering in FILE.

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

display this help and exit
output version information and exit

Written by Mark Kettenis.

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Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tsort>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) tsort invocation'

October 2026 GNU coreutils 9.12

coreutils 9.12-r5 · os · ingested 2026-10-25