if [ $# \< 2 ]; then echo usage $0 file field [sortoption] >&1; exit 1; fi
EXPANDED=`tempfile`
FILE=$1 ; FIELD=$2 ; OPTION=$3
< $FILE kut $FIELD | tr '.' $'\t' | nls > $EXPANDED
SEQ=$(seq 2 $(< $EXPANDED width | max) | sed "s/\$/n$OPTION/")
< $EXPANDED order $SEQ | kut 1 | nls | order 2n | kut 1 |
paste - $FILE | order 1n | kutout 1
rm $EXPANDED