"Robert K. Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Program: sort (textutils) > Version: 2.0.14 > Problem: the -n option doesn't appear to work correctly when character offsets > are given in the -k field > > Example: give the command > > sort -n -k4.5 <bug > > where "bug" contains the following lines > > 0 0 30 Lat_5 2.637e-01 > 1 19 32 Lat_7 2.634e-01 > 2 21 33 Lat_8 2.650e-01 > 22 16 27 Lat_2 2.783e-01
Thanks for the report, but it's not a bug. Use this to do what you want: sort -k4.5bn For more details, see this reply to a similar report: http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-textutils/2002-January/001075.html _______________________________________________ Bug-textutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-textutils
