input-file-spec [,...] Specifies the file or files to be sorted or merged. You can specify up to 10 input files. Multiple file specifications must be separated by commas. The default input file type is .DAT. High-performance Sort/Merge: The high-performance Sort/Merge utility allows you to specify up to 12 input files. output-file Specifies the file to be created. You can specify one output file only. If you omit a file type in the file specification, the command defaults to the file type of the first input file.