GNU bug report logs - #76290
"sort -u" vs "sort -h -u": possible bug

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Rupert Gallagher <ruga <at> protonmail.com>

Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:01:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Rupert Gallagher <ruga <at> protonmail.com>
To: "bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org" <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: "sort -u" vs "sort -h -u": possible bug
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:44:34 +0000

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>echo -e "CVE-2018-13787\nCVE-2019-16649\nCVE-2019-16650\nCVE-2020-15046\nCVE-2018-13787"
CVE-2018-13787 <---
CVE-2019-16649
CVE-2019-16650
CVE-2020-15046CVE-2018-13787 <---

>echo -e "CVE-2018-13787\nCVE-2019-16649\nCVE-2019-16650\nCVE-2020-15046\nCVE-2018-13787" | sort
CVE-2018-13787 <---
CVE-2018-13787 <---
CVE-2019-16649
CVE-2019-16650
CVE-2020-15046

>echo -e "CVE-2018-13787\nCVE-2019-16649\nCVE-2019-16650\nCVE-2020-15046\nCVE-2018-13787" | sort -u
CVE-2018-13787 <---
CVE-2019-16649
CVE-2019-16650
CVE-2020-15046

Problem:

>echo -e "CVE-2018-13787\nCVE-2019-16649\nCVE-2019-16650\nCVE-2020-15046\nCVE-2018-13787" | sort -h -uCVE-2018-13787
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