samba-mirror/docs-xml/manpages/vfs_dirsort.8.xml

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<refmeta>
	<refentrytitle>vfs_dirsort</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
	<refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo>
	<refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo>
	<refmiscinfo class="version">4.1</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>


<refnamediv>
	<refname>vfs_dirsort</refname>
	<refpurpose>Sort directory contents</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
	<cmdsynopsis>
		<command>vfs objects = dirsort</command>
	</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1>
	<title>DESCRIPTION</title>

	<para>This VFS module is part of the
	<citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>

	<para>The <command>vfs_dirsort</command> module sorts directory
	entries alphabetically before sending them to the client.</para>

	<para>Please be aware that adding this module might have negative
	performance implications for large directories.</para>

</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>EXAMPLES</title>

	<para>Sort directories for all shares:</para>

<programlisting>
        <smbconfsection name="[global]"/>
	<smbconfoption name="vfs objects">dirsort</smbconfoption>
</programlisting>

</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>VERSION</title>

	<para>This man page is correct for version 3.3 of the Samba suite.
	</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>AUTHOR</title>

	<para>The original Samba software and related utilities
	were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
	by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
	to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>

</refsect1>

</refentry>