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bug#42211: Problem in sort
From: |
Paul Eggert |
Subject: |
bug#42211: Problem in sort |
Date: |
Mon, 6 Jul 2020 13:31:42 -0700 |
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On 7/5/20 9:53 PM, Richard Freedman wrote:
> I discovered that trying to use -c with --debug causes an error - but not in
> the version that I have
> on my mac laptop !
Ah, I had meant to suggest using --debug without -c.
> when I try to specify a "key" even for a file with only 1 column - the
> program stops on consecutive entries
> that are identical.
When all keys compare equal, 'sort' falls back on a last-resort comparison of
the entire line to break ties, and it's finding that your lines are out of
order. You don't want 'sort' to do that, so you should specify the -s (--stable)
option. -s is a GNU extension.
Closing the bug report, as this should fix the problem for you.