Dear All, I have a problem with "sort" (I tested it on ubuntu 7.04, on Mac OSX, and on AIX too, and they are identical)
I try to sort the attached file. Field separator is <tab>, but in the timestamp field between date and time there is a <space>, not a <tab>. I have to sort as first key for timestamp (field 3) - "string like", and as second key for sequence number, (field 6) - "numeric like". sort -t\<tab> -k3 ts.txt works fine for field 3, if I use the second key. sort -t\<tab> -k3 -k6n ts.txt k3 works fine, but k6 works not numerically. If I test only to sort for k6 sort -t\<tab> -k6n ts.txt it seams to be correct, but not together. After this I tried to use the -n global option: sort -t\<tab> -n -k3 -k6n ts.txt the sort for k3 will be no more correct (see the line in the last field marked with xxx) if I try -k3b or -k3d instead of -k3 , the result will be the same. But if I take the global -b option too, sort -t\<tab> -b -n -k3 -k6n ts.txt then k3 will be OK, but k6 will not be sorted numerically anymore. I think, it might be a bug. Best wishes: Bela Horvath -- GMX FreeMail: 1 GB Postfach, 5 E-Mail-Adressen, 10 Free SMS. Alle Infos und kostenlose Anmeldung: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freemail
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