TSORT(1) User Commands TSORT(1)
NAME
tsort - perform topological sort
SYNOPSIS
tsort [OPTION] [FILE]
DESCRIPTION
Write totally ordered list consistent with the partial ordering in
FILE.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
AUTHOR
Written by Mark Kettenis.
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
GPL version 3 or later .
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
Full documentation
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) tsort invocation'
GNU coreutils 9.10 February 2026 TSORT(1)