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dictionary order bug


From: John Mocenigo
Subject: dictionary order bug
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:49:07 -0500
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The dictionary order option does not sort in dictionary order:

$ echo 'aB\nab\nAb' | sort -d -f
ab
aB
Ab

It should be:

Ab
aB
ab

Certainly Merriam-Webster lists Ab before ab.

$ sort --version
sort (textutils) 2.0.21
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