Your bug report #6600: [PATCH] sort: add --threads option to parallelize internal sort. which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 6600@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 6600: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=6600 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems