From unknown Sun Jun 22 07:42:43 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#35636: bug report sort command Resent-From: Michele Liberi Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 14:29:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 35636 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 35636@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.155732571224579 (code B ref -1); Wed, 08 May 2019 14:29:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 May 2019 14:28:32 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33708 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hONYe-0006ON-Fq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 10:28:32 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:52610) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hOI2t-0007NR-Dg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 04:35:23 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]:44070) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hOI2o-00073W-8b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 04:35:18 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:38751) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hOI2l-000884-V2 for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 04:35:17 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hOI2l-0006to-0l for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 04:35:15 -0400 Received: from mail-lj1-x231.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::231]:46854) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hOI2k-0006sF-Pg for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 04:35:14 -0400 Received: by mail-lj1-x231.google.com with SMTP id h21so164898ljk.13 for ; Wed, 08 May 2019 01:35:14 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=y3GDzRZu1aPE3oEqOTj+2jjZfwmzJz9pFGoDpDfDgzs=; b=YsOEGXNOCum5btNcP+jX9P4TA+34KYdEQQ3GsfJDtuhlyUobtxSB8t6PfHXF0HoPdS UAod8aVlpNWhPumnGShej41BCPCAqZKjX4q/zADYg37hZylq3Symscet2TJuoUtVs20A fnMXV8k774ozCT7btdQbyXYAC3c+ksRqtbWDj809ZLhGZ76/aX43N9fGR3YoT086HM+m 5qltiByFEZH+KkSpxxbRGqgNRsD1qSYKiW5HmrhwCBT407uPRkUsKPWAeJQ36bUTNzfv UJYw4U65tvyB9m6qFXJ+cUeMA9DdZYt6+nik4AJGqaBdQDjXV8w+OX6mHWjej/3TvOO4 vvvg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=y3GDzRZu1aPE3oEqOTj+2jjZfwmzJz9pFGoDpDfDgzs=; b=Xc7WZn92pxz0eO//kRjn2e6yG4wJdjob393YiiujO1auBMvDqn7Aepc/DPatGT8wMz Z9FIq7oVIFGq/lVXgPbpljtoBLYxxGhP6D1AsugdSGbuzj9rCiuaiIronGLDWdG19O4D u/fqt2slFORMeuN94/pklte7F60R0z+iqmzvuQM7uo7kD4KBW/U/LA0DF84FQJ5iVRBC 8Y0ETQp8ttx93oBGSbc3X8SuTQyqWGqYUiOACpgcz0NHJeYrKKKKjoDwZAeIbfhVdNLC tLKkvDJApIJxwi5uQcBblRLyCPIboLNa9hcuFS+7iu0eA1vIUNpj1BXFDOClzBQay0Jc 4RcA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXIwlAvu5w+OCKH1ytS8sMKVVm6A3GQ4X+k6APAw6DqBKwujL5q IO3CId4OcBjHjElUEJ7TkAtHq/UZWnQa4Ml73eYbuA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxlrqSQTWUK7Y0wDSDwm+bTKXq6OfzYgqwpK2B3VgPIhJ4BxtV9Jx83E5TfarUWHX6azzGoM/ovND6TvVwKm8c= X-Received: by 2002:a05:651c:155:: with SMTP id c21mr20494071ljd.10.1557304512297; Wed, 08 May 2019 01:35:12 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Michele Liberi Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 10:35:01 +0200 Message-ID: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000433db505885c3632" X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4864:20::231 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 08 May 2019 10:28:31 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) --000000000000433db505885c3632 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I verified the following bug is there in: - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.21 - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.22 - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.23 *Input file:* # cat sort.in 1|a|x 2|b|x 3|aa|x 4|bb|x 5|c|x *shell command and output:* # sort -t'|' -k2
I ve= rified the following bug is there in:
  • sort (GNU coreutils)= 8.21
  • sort (GNU coreutils) 8.22
  • sort (GNU coreutils) 8.23
Input file:
# cat sort.in
1|a|x
2|b= |x
3|aa|x
4|bb|x
5|c|x

shell co= mmand and output:
# sort -t'|' -k2 <sort.in

I exp= ected that key "a" to come before key "aa" and key &quo= t;b" to come before key "bb".

= --000000000000433db505885c3632-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Wed May 08 10:42:07 2019 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 May 2019 14:42:07 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33730 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hONlm-0006nH-Qq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 10:42:07 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:42575) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hONll-0006mc-6b; Wed, 08 May 2019 10:42:05 -0400 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.23]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9F6CF369D3; Wed, 8 May 2019 14:41:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.3.116.15] (ovpn-116-15.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.116.15]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 37E38271A2; Wed, 8 May 2019 14:41:58 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: bug#35636: bug report sort command To: Michele Liberi , 35636-done@debbugs.gnu.org References: From: Eric Blake Openpgp: preference=signencrypt Autocrypt: addr=eblake@redhat.com; keydata= xsBNBEvHyWwBCACw7DwsQIh0kAbUXyqhfiKAKOTVu6OiMGffw2w90Ggrp4bdVKmCaEXlrVLU xphBM8mb+wsFkU+pq9YR621WXo9REYVIl0FxKeQo9dyQBZ/XvmUMka4NOmHtFg74nvkpJFCD TUNzmqfcjdKhfFV0d7P/ixKQeZr2WP1xMcjmAQY5YvQ2lUoHP43m8TtpB1LkjyYBCodd+LkV GmCx2Bop1LSblbvbrOm2bKpZdBPjncRNob73eTpIXEutvEaHH72LzpzksfcKM+M18cyRH+nP sAd98xIbVjm3Jm4k4d5oQyE2HwOur+trk2EcxTgdp17QapuWPwMfhaNq3runaX7x34zhABEB AAHNHkVyaWMgQmxha2UgPGVibGFrZUByZWRoYXQuY29tPsLAegQTAQgAJAIbAwULCQgHAwUV CgkICwUWAgMBAAIeAQIXgAUCS8fL9QIZAQAKCRCnoWtKJSdDahBHCACbl/5FGkUqJ89GAjeX RjpAeJtdKhujir0iS4CMSIng7fCiGZ0fNJCpL5RpViSo03Q7l37ss+No+dJI8KtAp6ID+PMz wTJe5Egtv/KGUKSDvOLYJ9WIIbftEObekP+GBpWP2+KbpADsc7EsNd70sYxExD3liwVJYqLc Rw7so1PEIFp+Ni9A1DrBR5NaJBnno2PHzHPTS9nmZVYm/4I32qkLXOcdX0XElO8VPDoVobG6 gELf4v/vIImdmxLh/w5WctUpBhWWIfQDvSOW2VZDOihm7pzhQodr3QP/GDLfpK6wI7exeu3P pfPtqwa06s1pae3ad13mZGzkBdNKs1HEm8x6zsBNBEvHyWwBCADGkMFzFjmmyqAEn5D+Mt4P zPdO8NatsDw8Qit3Rmzu+kUygxyYbz52ZO40WUu7EgQ5kDTOeRPnTOd7awWDQcl1gGBXgrkR pAlQ0l0ReO57Q0eglFydLMi5bkwYhfY+TwDPMh3aOP5qBXkm4qIYSsxb8A+i00P72AqFb9Q7 3weG/flxSPApLYQE5qWGSXjOkXJv42NGS6o6gd4RmD6Ap5e8ACo1lSMPfTpGzXlt4aRkBfvb NCfNsQikLZzFYDLbQgKBA33BDeV6vNJ9Cj0SgEGOkYyed4I6AbU0kIy1hHAm1r6+sAnEdIKj cHi3xWH/UPrZW5flM8Kqo14OTDkI9EtlABEBAAHCwF8EGAEIAAkFAkvHyWwCGwwACgkQp6Fr SiUnQ2q03wgAmRFGDeXzc58NX0NrDijUu0zx3Lns/qZ9VrkSWbNZBFjpWKaeL1fdVeE4TDGm I5mRRIsStjQzc2R9b+2VBUhlAqY1nAiBDv0Qnt+9cLiuEICeUwlyl42YdwpmY0ELcy5+u6wz mK/jxrYOpzXKDwLq5k4X+hmGuSNWWAN3gHiJqmJZPkhFPUIozZUCeEc76pS/IUN72NfprZmF Dp6/QDjDFtfS39bHSWXKVZUbqaMPqlj/z6Ugk027/3GUjHHr8WkeL1ezWepYDY7WSoXwfoAL 2UXYsMAr/uUncSKlfjvArhsej0S4zbqim2ZY6S8aRWw94J3bSvJR+Nwbs34GPTD4Pg== Organization: Red Hat, Inc. Message-ID: <42626a2d-9179-32b4-b2ef-e68d931463e3@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 09:41:58 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.6.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="KldRRtAWoyzPvJYn8xEXEXVVkFoqNM6EC" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.11.23 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.30]); Wed, 08 May 2019 14:41:59 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --KldRRtAWoyzPvJYn8xEXEXVVkFoqNM6EC Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="6kvWozwc30KyNgpuNOw1tVgIJnt1RLyF6"; protected-headers="v1" From: Eric Blake To: Michele Liberi , 35636-done@debbugs.gnu.org Message-ID: <42626a2d-9179-32b4-b2ef-e68d931463e3@redhat.com> Subject: Re: bug#35636: bug report sort command References: In-Reply-To: --6kvWozwc30KyNgpuNOw1tVgIJnt1RLyF6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable tag 35636 notabug thanks On 5/8/19 3:35 AM, Michele Liberi wrote: > I verified the following bug is there in: >=20 > - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.21 > - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.22 > - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.23 >=20 > *Input file:* > # cat sort.in > 1|a|x > 2|b|x > 3|aa|x > 4|bb|x > 5|c|x >=20 >=20 > *shell command and output:* > # sort -t'|' -k2 3|aa|x > 1|a|x > 4|bb|x > 2|b|x > 5|c|x Let's use --debug to see what sort really did: $ sort --debug -t'|' -k2 =20 > *I expected that key "a" to come before key "aa" and key "b" to come be= fore > key "bb".* Your expectations are at odds with your incomplete command line. sort is behaving as required; therefore, I'm closing this as not a bug. But feel free to reply if you have further questions. --=20 Eric Blake, Principal Software Engineer Red Hat, Inc. +1-919-301-3226 Virtualization: qemu.org | libvirt.org --6kvWozwc30KyNgpuNOw1tVgIJnt1RLyF6-- --KldRRtAWoyzPvJYn8xEXEXVVkFoqNM6EC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEccLMIrHEYCkn0vOqp6FrSiUnQ2oFAlzS6rYACgkQp6FrSiUn Q2ofJgf/a737sjdcO6933AHGjSiH5qP1AOfJpApy1TLQEQRZh2pwE5WdXb9/Y1Xh 2bIQ64WnAzyPNsy3CtybNgrXBZPEkBW2+1vuD06/njcSt0eGs9+xhtCyv3gcygcf 6EWo8OxwnbO/ADsR+PiRg0W0mymS7+JPsbAuEhyW6kLrVuLqc3uqtFufb0gbn7NI oFdMbDVRtzSkCAqiiYQpiEKxRxvptvMCeP8+8DndVLdFbuUQtXUfKS+ldI4UbdzY wFILeSkBIKZ4HrzWABFZYjAW1wK2h08iM8pvbCKLquvXuNJd45b2VJ+kHsI9Qxpn mE8brGKUSoj8LqcIiDZ8Ky8Df1jFFA== =svIi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --KldRRtAWoyzPvJYn8xEXEXVVkFoqNM6EC-- From unknown Sun Jun 22 07:42:43 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.505 (Entity 5.505) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Michele Liberi Subject: bug#35636: closed (Re: bug#35636: bug report sort command) Message-ID: References: <42626a2d-9179-32b4-b2ef-e68d931463e3@redhat.com> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 35636 X-Gnu-PR-Package: coreutils X-Gnu-PR-Keywords: notabug Reply-To: 35636@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 14:43:03 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1557326583-26215-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1557326583-26215-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #35636: bug report sort command 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 35636@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 35636: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D35636 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1557326583-26215-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 35636-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 May 2019 14:42:07 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33728 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hONlm-0006nF-Fk for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 08 May 2019 10:42:06 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:42575) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hONll-0006mc-6b; Wed, 08 May 2019 10:42:05 -0400 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx08.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.23]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9F6CF369D3; Wed, 8 May 2019 14:41:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.3.116.15] (ovpn-116-15.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.116.15]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 37E38271A2; Wed, 8 May 2019 14:41:58 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: bug#35636: bug report sort command To: Michele Liberi , 35636-done@debbugs.gnu.org References: From: Eric Blake Openpgp: preference=signencrypt Autocrypt: addr=eblake@redhat.com; keydata= xsBNBEvHyWwBCACw7DwsQIh0kAbUXyqhfiKAKOTVu6OiMGffw2w90Ggrp4bdVKmCaEXlrVLU xphBM8mb+wsFkU+pq9YR621WXo9REYVIl0FxKeQo9dyQBZ/XvmUMka4NOmHtFg74nvkpJFCD TUNzmqfcjdKhfFV0d7P/ixKQeZr2WP1xMcjmAQY5YvQ2lUoHP43m8TtpB1LkjyYBCodd+LkV GmCx2Bop1LSblbvbrOm2bKpZdBPjncRNob73eTpIXEutvEaHH72LzpzksfcKM+M18cyRH+nP sAd98xIbVjm3Jm4k4d5oQyE2HwOur+trk2EcxTgdp17QapuWPwMfhaNq3runaX7x34zhABEB AAHNHkVyaWMgQmxha2UgPGVibGFrZUByZWRoYXQuY29tPsLAegQTAQgAJAIbAwULCQgHAwUV CgkICwUWAgMBAAIeAQIXgAUCS8fL9QIZAQAKCRCnoWtKJSdDahBHCACbl/5FGkUqJ89GAjeX RjpAeJtdKhujir0iS4CMSIng7fCiGZ0fNJCpL5RpViSo03Q7l37ss+No+dJI8KtAp6ID+PMz wTJe5Egtv/KGUKSDvOLYJ9WIIbftEObekP+GBpWP2+KbpADsc7EsNd70sYxExD3liwVJYqLc Rw7so1PEIFp+Ni9A1DrBR5NaJBnno2PHzHPTS9nmZVYm/4I32qkLXOcdX0XElO8VPDoVobG6 gELf4v/vIImdmxLh/w5WctUpBhWWIfQDvSOW2VZDOihm7pzhQodr3QP/GDLfpK6wI7exeu3P pfPtqwa06s1pae3ad13mZGzkBdNKs1HEm8x6zsBNBEvHyWwBCADGkMFzFjmmyqAEn5D+Mt4P zPdO8NatsDw8Qit3Rmzu+kUygxyYbz52ZO40WUu7EgQ5kDTOeRPnTOd7awWDQcl1gGBXgrkR pAlQ0l0ReO57Q0eglFydLMi5bkwYhfY+TwDPMh3aOP5qBXkm4qIYSsxb8A+i00P72AqFb9Q7 3weG/flxSPApLYQE5qWGSXjOkXJv42NGS6o6gd4RmD6Ap5e8ACo1lSMPfTpGzXlt4aRkBfvb NCfNsQikLZzFYDLbQgKBA33BDeV6vNJ9Cj0SgEGOkYyed4I6AbU0kIy1hHAm1r6+sAnEdIKj cHi3xWH/UPrZW5flM8Kqo14OTDkI9EtlABEBAAHCwF8EGAEIAAkFAkvHyWwCGwwACgkQp6Fr SiUnQ2q03wgAmRFGDeXzc58NX0NrDijUu0zx3Lns/qZ9VrkSWbNZBFjpWKaeL1fdVeE4TDGm I5mRRIsStjQzc2R9b+2VBUhlAqY1nAiBDv0Qnt+9cLiuEICeUwlyl42YdwpmY0ELcy5+u6wz mK/jxrYOpzXKDwLq5k4X+hmGuSNWWAN3gHiJqmJZPkhFPUIozZUCeEc76pS/IUN72NfprZmF Dp6/QDjDFtfS39bHSWXKVZUbqaMPqlj/z6Ugk027/3GUjHHr8WkeL1ezWepYDY7WSoXwfoAL 2UXYsMAr/uUncSKlfjvArhsej0S4zbqim2ZY6S8aRWw94J3bSvJR+Nwbs34GPTD4Pg== Organization: Red Hat, Inc. Message-ID: <42626a2d-9179-32b4-b2ef-e68d931463e3@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 8 May 2019 09:41:58 -0500 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.6.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="KldRRtAWoyzPvJYn8xEXEXVVkFoqNM6EC" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.84 on 10.5.11.23 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.5.16 (mx1.redhat.com [10.5.110.30]); Wed, 08 May 2019 14:41:59 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 35636-done X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --KldRRtAWoyzPvJYn8xEXEXVVkFoqNM6EC Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="6kvWozwc30KyNgpuNOw1tVgIJnt1RLyF6"; protected-headers="v1" From: Eric Blake To: Michele Liberi , 35636-done@debbugs.gnu.org Message-ID: <42626a2d-9179-32b4-b2ef-e68d931463e3@redhat.com> Subject: Re: bug#35636: bug report sort command References: In-Reply-To: --6kvWozwc30KyNgpuNOw1tVgIJnt1RLyF6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable tag 35636 notabug thanks On 5/8/19 3:35 AM, Michele Liberi wrote: > I verified the following bug is there in: >=20 > - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.21 > - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.22 > - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.23 >=20 > *Input file:* > # cat sort.in > 1|a|x > 2|b|x > 3|aa|x > 4|bb|x > 5|c|x >=20 >=20 > *shell command and output:* > # sort -t'|' -k2 3|aa|x > 1|a|x > 4|bb|x > 2|b|x > 5|c|x Let's use --debug to see what sort really did: $ sort --debug -t'|' -k2 =20 > *I expected that key "a" to come before key "aa" and key "b" to come be= fore > key "bb".* Your expectations are at odds with your incomplete command line. sort is behaving as required; therefore, I'm closing this as not a bug. 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X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4864:20::231 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Spam-Score: -1.3 (-) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 08 May 2019 10:28:31 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) --000000000000433db505885c3632 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I verified the following bug is there in: - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.21 - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.22 - sort (GNU coreutils) 8.23 *Input file:* # cat sort.in 1|a|x 2|b|x 3|aa|x 4|bb|x 5|c|x *shell command and output:* # sort -t'|' -k2 = --000000000000433db505885c3632-- ------------=_1557326583-26215-1--