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Re: sort -b also ignores tabs
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The Wanderer |
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Re: sort -b also ignores tabs |
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Wed, 28 Dec 2005 12:58:48 -0500 |
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On 12/28/2005 12:27 PM, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
sort -b not only ignores blanks, but also tabs.
A tab is a blank.
Perhaps it would be more clear to say "whitespace" instead. Or are there
types of whitespace other than 'spaces, tabs and newlines', which do not
get ignored?
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Re: sort -b also ignores tabs, Paul Eggert, 2005/12/29