# sort-item command

The sort-item command displays items
in their internally stored format, in order of the given sort-key.
The sort-item command combines the action of the copy command with the selection criteria and format capabilities
of the sort command.

**Synonyms:** si

The items are copied to the user’s terminal or to the
printer just as the copy command would copy them,
with the line numbers on the left margin.

## Syntax

```
sort-item file.reference {item.list} {selection.criteria} {sort.criteria}
{modifiers} {(options)}
```

## Parameter(s)

| options | f | Starts display of each item on a new page. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| s | Suppresses listing of attribute (line) numbers. | |

## Example(s)

```
sort-item dict entity by ac
```

## See also

- [u508e user exit](https://d3codex.com/access/u508e-user-exit/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/access/sort-item-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.