.. dfhack-tool::
    :summary: Sort lists shown in the DF interface.
    :tags: untested fort productivity interface
    :no-command:

.. dfhack-command:: sort-items
   :summary: Sort the visible item list.

.. dfhack-command:: sort-units
   :summary: Sort the visible unit list.

sort-items <property> [<property> ...]
sort-units <property> [<property> ...]

Both commands sort the visible list using the given sequence of comparisons. Each property can be prefixed with a < or > character to indicate whether elements that don't have the given property defined go first or last (respectively) in the sorted list.

sort-items material type quality

Sort a list of items by material, then by type, then by quality

sort-units profession name

Sort a list of units by profession, then by name

Items can be sorted by the following properties:

• type
• description
• base_quality
• quality
• improvement
• wear
• material

Units can be sorted by the following properties:

• name
• age
• arrival
• noble
• profession
• profession_class
• race
• squad
• squad_position
• happiness