Algorithm needed: reading/writing a large file

[Rahul Dhesi]

In article <205 at larry.sal.wisc.edu> jwp at larry.sal.wisc.edu (Jeffrey W
Percival) writes:
[how do I sort a large file that won't fit in memory?]

There are many variations on the merge sort.  Here is a simple one:

     break up the original file into N smaller files
     sort each smaller file
     merge them all
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