by

Used with the divide and multiply commands to specify a number; used with the rotate command to specify how far to rotate; used with the sort and sort container commands to specify the sort key; used with the combine and split commands to specify the delimiters for transforming a variable between an array and a string.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

by

# Examples

divide myVariable by 2

rotate image "Calliope" by -45

sort lines of field "Data" by item 2 of each

# Description

Use the by keyword to divide or multiply a container by a number or to specify how to sort.

When used with the combine or split command, the by keyword is a synonym for the using keyword.

# Tags

# See

- **command:** sort, combine, split, rotate, sort container, multiply, divide - **glossary:** delimiter, variable, container, keyword, array, command, sort key - **keyword:** string, using