Since when does the "sort" command not follow ASCII ordering convention?
grace:86> cat file1
\
B
X
a
x
*
c
C
grace:87> sort file1
*
\
a
B
C
c
X
x
The output should read:
*
B
C
X
\
a
c
x
There doesn't even seem to be a flag to override this unexpected and
annoying behavior. The man page says,
Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying condi
tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
so i guess you get what you pay for.
-- dave
