Bob,
> Peter Alefounder wrote:
> > The sort command ignores the characters # & % = _ and, for all I know,
> > other characters as well. Looks like it is acting as if I had used
> > the -d option, which I had not.
>
> That does sound like it matches a common pattern. Please see this FAQ
> entry for more information.
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html
>
> > I set LC_ALL=C as suggested in the man page. The sort command
> > under my previous system, SuSE 9.1, worked as I would expect.
>
> Did setting LC_ALL=C resolve the problem? Or did it not?
It did not; export LC_ALL=POSIX as mentioned in the FAQ did. Maybe
"export LC_ALL=POSIX" should be added to the man page?
Thanks for your help and for such a rapid response.
Regards,
Peter Alefounder.
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