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Using >SHOW to Display the Collating Sequence

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Use the >SHOW command to display the designated collating sequence on your terminal screen or have it printed on the system printer.

To display the standard ASCII sequence on your terminal screen, enter the following commands in an interactive session: 

  :SORT

  HP32214A.01.00  SORT/3000 WED, JUN  3, 1987,  9:17 AM
  (C) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1986
  
  >DATA IS ASCII, SEQUENCE IS ASCII
  >SHOW SEQUENCE

   nul soh stx etx eot enq ack bel  bs  ht  lf  vt  ff  cr  so  si
   dle dc1 dc2 dc3 dc4 nak syn etb can  em sub esc  fs  gs  rs  us
    sp   !   "   #   $   &   %   '   (   )   *   +   ,   -   .   /
     0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   :   ;   <   =   >   ?
     @   A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O
     P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   [   \  ]    ^   _
     `   a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i   j   k   l   m   n   o
     p   q   r   s   t   u   v   w   x   y   z   {   |   }   ~ del
To receive a copy of this collating sequence from the printer, use the OFFLINE parameter of the >SHOW command, as follows: 

  >DATA IS ASCII, SEQUENCE IS ASCII
  >SHOW SEQUENCE, OFFLINE
For additional information on collating sequences, refer to the >SHOW command in Chapter 6.



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