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bug#70532: sort: Mention counting fields from the end
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Dan Jacobson |
Subject: |
bug#70532: sort: Mention counting fields from the end |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 18:14:02 +0800 |
In (info "(coreutils) sort invocation") be sure to add an example of a
way or workaround for counting fields from the end of the line. E.g., we
want to sort on the last field, but don't know for sure how many fields
a line might contain. E.g., sort by surname, when lines consist of First
[Middle...] Surname. perl -a uses $F[-1]. so maybe sort(1) could also
use a negative field number. Same for character number.
sort (GNU coreutils) 9.4
- bug#70532: sort: Mention counting fields from the end,
Dan Jacobson <=