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@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Sorts the list of persons based on specified attribute.
 
 Format: `sort [ATTRIBUTE]`
 
-* By default, sorting is done in alphabetical order.
+* By default, sorting is done in alphanumeric order.
 * The order of character priority would be letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), special characters (!@#$%^&*).
 * The capitalisation of the letters do not affect their priority such that `Aaron` will have same priority as `aaron`.
 * For attribute with exact same values, the tie-breaker is determined by their added order.