/CHECK_SEQUENCE Verifies the sequence of the records only in Merge input files. By default Merge checks the sequence of the records. Use only with the MERGE command. /COLLATING_SEQUENCE Selects one of three predefined collating sequences for character key fields, or specifies the name of a National character set (NCS) collating sequence to be used in comparing character keys. Sort arranges characters in ASCII sequence by default; the EBCDIC and Multinational sequences can also be used. High-performance Sort/Merge: The high-performance Sort/Merge utility currently supports all collating sequences except NCS. /DUPLICATES By default, Sort retains multiple records with duplicate keys. The /NODUPLICATES qualifier eliminates all but one of multiple records with duplicate keys. /KEY Describes key fields, including the position, size, sorting order, and data type. /PROCESS Defines the internal sorting process. The /PROCESS qualifier allows you to choose one of four processes: record, tag, address, or index. By default, SORT uses a record sorting process. Use only with the SORT command. High-performance Sort/Merge: The high-performance Sort/Merge utility currently supports only the record process. /SPECIFICATION Identifies a Sort or Merge specification file. High-performance Sort/Merge: The high-performance Sort/Merge utility does not currently support the use of specification files. /STABLE Directs records with equal keys to the output file in their input file order. The default condition is /NOSTABLE. /STATISTICS Displays a statistical summary that can be used for optimization. High-performance Sort/Merge: The high-performance Sort/Merge utility supports the display of some statistics, but not all of them. See the full description for information. /WORK_FILES Increases the number of Sort work files by any number from 1 to 10 inclusively to make each work file smaller. If the available disks are too small or too full for work files, increasing the number of files can improve the efficiency of the sort operation. Use only with the SORT command. High-performance Sort/Merge: The high-performance Sort/Merge utility supports from 1 to 255 work files.