[Bug-textutils] Bug in `sort -n`

[jmv16]

This pretty much speaks for itself.  I don't know what it says, though.


> uname -a
Linux marduk 2.2.16 #2 Tue Jul 25 16:41:24 EDT 2000 i686 unknown
> 
> which sort
/bin/sort
> 
> sort --version
sort (GNU textutils) 2.0a
Written by Mike Haertel.

Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> 
> sort -n << EOF
? 1
? 2
? 3
? 12
? 9
? EOF
9
2
1
12
3

> echo "1\n2\n3\n12\n9" | sort -n
9
2
1
12
3

> echo " 1 \n 2 \n 3 \n 12 \n 9 " | sort -n
 1 
 2 
 3 
 9 
 12 



--
Jeffrey M. Vinocur   *   address@hidden
http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jmv16/