Jim Meyering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > +Note: while uniq can be useful even with unsorted input, in most > applications\n\ > +the input is sorted in a manner consistent with field-selection options.\n\ > +E.g., use `sort' if `uniq' uses no such option (or simply use `sort -u');\n\ > +use `sort -k 3b' with uniq -f2.\n\
That's not quite right, is it? With -k 3b, 'sort' ignores leading blanks in the 3rd field; but with -f2, 'uniq' treats those blanks as significant. Also, the details about field selection get in the way of the basic idea. How about the following wording instead? Note: 'uniq' does not detect repeated lines unless they are adjacent. You may want to sort the input first, or use `sort -u' without `uniq'. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
