GNU bug report logs - #7525
bug in sort command

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: "Kielbasiewicz, Peter" <peter.kielbasiewicz <at> philips.com>

Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 13:41:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 7525-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: "Kielbasiewicz, Peter" <peter.kielbasiewicz <at> philips.com>
Cc: 7525-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#7525: bug in sort command
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:53:40 -0800

"sort --help" says:

  *** WARNING ***
  The locale specified by the environment affects sort order.
  Set LC_ALL=C to get the traditional sort order that uses
  native byte values.

and this most likely explains your situation.
This bug report was last modified 14 years and 175 days ago.

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