Sorting Groups ============== The `C-c C-s' (`gnus-group-sort-groups') command sorts the group buffer according to the function(s) given by the `gnus-group-sort-function' variable. Available sorting functions include: `gnus-group-sort-by-alphabet' Sort the group names alphabetically. This is the default. `gnus-group-sort-by-real-name' Sort the group alphabetically on the real (unprefixed) group names. `gnus-group-sort-by-level' Sort by group level. `gnus-group-sort-by-score' Sort by group score. See Group Score. `gnus-group-sort-by-rank' Sort by group score and then the group level. The level and the score are, when taken together, the group's "rank". *Note Group Score::. `gnus-group-sort-by-unread' Sort by number of unread articles. `gnus-group-sort-by-method' Sort alphabetically on the select method. `gnus-group-sort-function' can also be a list of sorting functions. In that case, the most significant sort key function must be the last one. There are also a number of commands for sorting directly according to some sorting criteria: `G S a' Sort the group buffer alphabetically by group name (`gnus-group-sort-groups-by-alphabet'). `G S u' Sort the group buffer by the number of unread articles (`gnus-group-sort-groups-by-unread'). `G S l' Sort the group buffer by group level (`gnus-group-sort-groups-by-level'). `G S v' Sort the group buffer by group score (`gnus-group-sort-groups-by-score'). See Group Score. `G S r' Sort the group buffer by group rank (`gnus-group-sort-groups-by-rank'). See Group Score. `G S m' Sort the group buffer alphabetically by backend name (`gnus-group-sort-groups-by-method'). When given a prefix, all these commands will sort in reverse order. You can also sort a subset of the groups: `G P a' Sort the process/prefixed groups in the group buffer alphabetically by group name (`gnus-group-sort-selected-groups-by-alphabet'). `G P u' Sort the process/prefixed groups in the group buffer by the number of unread articles (`gnus-group-sort-selected-groups-by-unread'). `G P l' Sort the process/prefixed groups in the group buffer by group level (`gnus-group-sort-selected-groups-by-level'). `G P v' Sort the process/prefixed groups in the group buffer by group score (`gnus-group-sort-selected-groups-by-score'). See Group Score. `G P r' Sort the process/prefixed groups in the group buffer by group rank (`gnus-group-sort-selected-groups-by-rank'). See Group Score. `G P m' Sort the process/prefixed groups in the group buffer alphabetically by backend name (`gnus-group-sort-selected-groups-by-method').