Sorting Headers

The headers listed in the Subject buffer can be sorted by number, subject, date, or author of articles. Sorting is stable, so it is possible to combine them to sort the headers with multiple keys. To sort in reverse order, give a prefix argument to the commands.

C-c C-s n

C-c C-s C-n

Sort the headers by number (gnus-Subject-sort-by-number).

C-c C-s s

C-c C-s C-s

Sort the headers by subject (gnus-Subject-sort-by-subject).

C-c C-s d

C-c C-s C-d

Sort the headers by date (gnus-Subject-sort-by-date).

C-c C-s a

C-c C-s C-a

Sort the headers by author (gnus-Subject-sort-by-author).

It is also possible to sort the headers automatically when a newsgroup is selected using the hook gnus-Select-group-hook (see section Function Hooks).