Re: service -e doesn't really sort does it? the cool tip is slightly off

On Sat, 16 Jan 2021 23:28:48 +0000
Dennis Clarke wrote:

> Saw this pop up :
> 
> rhea$ su - admsys
> Password:
> If you want to get a sorted list of all services that are started when
> FreeBSD boots,
> enter "service -e".
> ...
> 
> To which I thought "sorted? really?"
> ..
> Nope. That doesn't look sorted. Unless the sorted means "order in
> which they start" perhaps.

To me that's the obvious interpretation of 'sorted' because it's the
only meaning that's relevant to the context. If it simply meant
alphabetical order, it wouldn't have been worth mentioning. 

In any case, it's clear in service(8).