GNU bug report logs - #12659
the join command bug report!

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: "Michael" <chinalinux <at> hotmail.com>

Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 15:38:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Bob Proulx <bob <at> proulx.com>

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Michael <chinalinux <at> hotmail.com>
Cc: 12659 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12659: the join command bug report!
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:14:47 -0700

On 10/17/2012 12:19 AM, Michael wrote:
> # sort -n file1 > file3
> # sort -n file2 > file4
> 
> # join file3 file4

That won't work.  You have to join with the same
sorting order that you sorted with.  This is discussed
in the manual.
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