Re: Coreutils-gotchas

[Pádraig Brady]

On 07/12/15 16:57, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 11/28/2015 11:34 PM, Assaf Gordon wrote:
>> On 11/29/2015 12:16 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:
>>
>>>> I must collate some gotchas like this.
>>>
>>> Initial list started at:
>>> http://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/coreutils-gotchas.html
>>>
>>
>> Fantastic list!
> 
> Another common gotcha (at least it is a frequently-reported non-bug):
> 
> When using sort on a particular field, you almost always want '-k1,1',
> not '-k1'.  While sorting from field 1 to the end of the line sometimes
> works (particularly for -n), it is a trap for the novice who doesn't
> realize that -k1,1 is more precise, where the trailing delimiter and
> subsequent fields can't affect the results.


Updated.

thanks,
Pádraig