GNU bug report logs - #9236
Fwd: Join

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: "David Gast" <dgast <at> csulb.edu>

Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 04:16:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: David Gast <dgast <at> csulb.edu>
Cc: 9236 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9236: Fwd: Join
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:51:24 -0600

merge 9235 9236
thanks

On 08/03/2011 08:48 PM, David Gast wrote:
> Oops, I hit the wrong button ...
>
> cat > /tmp/x <<!
> b
> a
> !
> ln /tmp/x /tmp/y
> sort -c /tmp/x
> join --check-order /tmp/x /tmp/y
> # Note: The two files do not have to be the same.
>
> Output is
>
> sort: /tmp/x:2: disorder: a
> join: file 1 is not in sorted order

This sounds like a reasonable idea!  Would you like to contribute the patch?

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