# What does sortOptions.order: fifo change in the build output?

Kustomize, Medium (Advanced), Concepts. https://k8wiz.com/uquiz/what-does-sortoptionsorder-fifo-change-in-the-build-output

- A. kubectl applies the resources one at a time, waiting for each to be ready
- B. Kustomize runs the patches in reverse order
- C. Generated objects are placed before all other resources
- D. Resources stay in the order they were listed instead of being sorted

**Answer:** Resources stay in the order they were listed instead of being sorted

**Explanation:** The default, legacy, sorts output with an orderFirst list, such as Namespaces, an orderLast list, and everything else in between by apiVersion and kind. fifo keeps the order from resources, which helps when another tool applies the output in sequence.