>    I want to sort the following file in reverse numeric order (highest number
> first, sequentially decreasing to lowest number). I've tried specifying -g,
> -n, and -h for the numeric sort order and none seem to work for me.

I want to take this opportunity to note that I am personally
responsible for the -g option to GNU sort. It is extra slow, but once
upon a time in the early 1990s I needed it, and I collaborated on the
patch that was eventually applied. That's all I wanted to say.
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