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Re: sort parameters question: -V and -f
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Pádraig Brady |
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Re: sort parameters question: -V and -f |
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Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:04:52 +0100 |
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On 06/04/11 22:26, Assaf Gordon wrote:
> Hello,
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> I'm wondering if this is a bug (where "-f" is ignored when using version
> sort):
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> =========
> $ sort --debug -f -k2,2V
> sort: using simple byte comparison
> sort: leading blanks are significant in key 1; consider also specifying `b'
> sort: option `-f' is ignored
The same happens for any ordering option.
If any is specified for the key, then all global options are ignored.
This is specified by POSIX and here it's demonstrated on solaris:
solaris:~ > printf "a13\nA5\na1\n" | sort -f -k1r,1
a13
a1
A5
solaris:~ > printf "a13\nA5\na1\n" | sort -k1r,1
a13
a1
A5
cheers,
Pádraig.