Re: GNU sort(1) and very large files

[Maurizio Loreti]

TBlittlefoot <littlefoot8@earthlink.net> writes:

> On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 09:51:08AM +0200, Maurizio Loreti wrote:
> > TBlittlefoot <littlefoot8@earthlink.net> writes:
> > 
> > > On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 08:16:45AM +0200, Maurizio Loreti wrote:
> > > > kj <socyl@987jk.com.invalid> writes:
> > > > 
> > > > > How does sort(1) handle the sorting of files
> > > > 
> > > > The source code is available.  Get it and read it.
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > So you think that everyone who has a linux box can
> > > read C source code?
> > 
> > No.  I assume that everyone interested in the algorithms used in a
> > computer program and in its internals can read C source code.
> > 
> 
> If you are right, then he would know the answers could be found
> there and was hoping for an overview or synopsis from someone
> who was already familiar with the utility.
> 
> Looking through 'miles' of code, and understanding it, is a big
> job, especially if it isn't well commented and is a type
> of program that one is not familiar with.
> 
> You may as well have responded with: "I don't know."

You are right, I could have been more constructive.  Let's say: "ky,
read the comments (in plain english) in the lines 640 to 677 and 1832
to 1842 of the source code.".

And, yes, I assume that the reader is able to read.

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Maurizio Loreti                         http://www.pd.infn.it/~loreti/mlo.html
Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Padova, Italy              ROT13: ybergv@cq.vasa.vg