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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Message #8 received at 76290 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Rupert Gallagher <ruga <at> protonmail.com>
Cc: 76290 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: "sort -u" vs "sort -h -u": possible bug
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:23:59 -0800

I don't see a bug there, just an infelicity. -h means 'sort' should look 
for a number, and your data lines don't start with numbers.

Try 'sort --debug -h -u' to see more.
This bug report was last modified 92 days ago.

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