Re: Bug in unix sort command

[Eric Blake]

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According to Lyon on 2/26/2007 5:20 AM:
> 
> Hello
> 
> Re running sort on list of words
> 
> The sort option -u, without -c, should output only the first of an equal
> run, but it outputs  more than 1 equal entries.

You'll need to post an actual testcase (probably by attachment, if it
really involves non-printing characters, to ensure mailers don't corrupt
it).  You may also want to check that your locale does what you think it
does when comparing strings (many non-C locales intentionally ignore
non-printing characters in strcoll).  Reread
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#Sort-does-not-sort-in-normal-order_0021
for more ideas about how locale affects sort.

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Eric Blake             address@hidden
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