NAME
FATSort - FAT filesystem sorting utility
SYNOPSIS
fatsort [options] device
DESCRIPTION
FATsort sorts directory structures of FAT filesystems. Many MP3
hardware players don’t sort files automatically but play them in the
order they were transmitted to the device. FATSort can help here.
OPTIONS
-c This option causes FATSort to ignore the case of filenames (e.g.
’example.mp3’ is equal to ’EXAMPLE.MP3’).
-f Force sorting even if the device is mounted or if FATSort cannot
determine if the device is mounted.
-h Shows some help information.
-i Prints some file system information of the specified device.
-l FATsort will not sort directory structures, but just print the
current order.
-o type
This options specifies how FATSort will sort files and
directories. type can be ’d’ for directories before files
(which is the default), ’f’ for files before directories, or ’a’
for no differentiation between files and directories.
-n Uses natural order to sort directory structures instead of
alphanumeric order. For example, an alphanumeric order would be
file123.mp3
file21.mp3
file3.mp3
and the corresponding natural order would be
file3.mp3
file21.mp3
file123.mp3.
-d directory
Sort only directories starting with directory and ignore all
subdirectories.
-D directory
Sort only directories starting with directory and all
subdirectories.
-q FATSort will work quietly without printing additional
information messages.
-r Sorts the directories in reverse order (Z-A).
-R Sorts the directories in random order.
-v Shows version information only.
EXAMPLES
Sorting FAT filesystem on an USB stick:
fatsort /dev/sda1
Sorting FAT filesystem in a file:
fatsort /home/user/fat16_fs.img
Sorting FAT filesystem of drive E: under Windows:
fatsort E:
AUTHOR
Boris Leidner <fatsort(at)formenos.de>
SEE ALSO
mount(8)
NOTES
FAT12 is not supported yet.
REPORT BUGS
Please report bugs to fatsort(at)formenos.de. Thanks.