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About the modifier of -k option in sort

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Peng Yu <pengyu.ut <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#6442: closed (Re: bug#6442: About the modifier of -k option
 in sort)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:25:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#6442: About the modifier of -k option in 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 6442 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: 6442-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6442: About the modifier of -k option in sort
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:24:47 +0100

I've applied this doc tweak:

On 17/06/10 09:30, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> --- a/src/sort.c
> +++ b/src/sort.c
> @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ Other options:\n\
>  "), stdout);
>        fputs (_("\
>    -k, --key=POS1[,POS2]     start a key at POS1 (origin 1), end it at POS2\n\
> -                            (default end of line)\n\
> +                            (default end of line).  See POS syntax below\n\
>    -m, --merge               merge already sorted files; do not sort\n\
>  "), stdout);
>        fputs (_("\

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From: Peng Yu <pengyu.ut <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: About the modifier of -k option in sort
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:07:27 -0500

Hello,

The modifiers of -k are discussed in the examples in 'info sort'
rather than in the main entry of "-k". I feel that this be improved by
clearly describe each modifier under the main entry of "-k". It is not
very clear to how many modifiers there are.

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Regards,
Peng

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