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Re: bug report, sort command
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Bob Proulx |
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Re: bug report, sort command |
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Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:59:44 -0600 |
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Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) |
Peter Alefounder wrote:
> The sort command ignores the characters # & % = _ and, for all I know,
> other characters as well. Looks like it is acting as if I had used
> the -d option, which I had not.
That does sound like it matches a common pattern. Please see this FAQ
entry for more information.
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html
> I set LC_ALL=C as suggested in the man page. The sort command
> under my previous system, SuSE 9.1, worked as I would expect.
Did setting LC_ALL=C resolve the problem? Or did it not?
Bob