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Docs/manual.texi +6 −0 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -12423,6 +12423,12 @@ mysql> SELECT name, birth FROM pet ORDER BY birth; +----------+------------+ @end example On character type columns, sorting@-like all other comparison operations@-is normally performed in a case-insensitive fashion. This means that the order will be undefined for columns that are identical except for their case. You can force a case-sensitive sort by using the BINARY cast: @code{ORDER BY BINARY(field)}. To sort in reverse order, add the @code{DESC} (descending) keyword to the name of the column you are sorting by:
