If I use the input file
# cat IN
a-1/x
a-0/y
a/z
#
and execute 'sort -t / -k 1 < IN' (field separator is /, sort on first
field) I get (what I believe to be) incorrect results:
# sort -k1 -t / < IN
a-0/y
a-1/x
a/z
#
I would expect the record with the short value for field 1 to be first
in the output.
Interestingly, it works as expected if the field delimiter is set to a
space (and the input data updated accordingly):
# sort -k1 -t ' ' < IN
a z
a-0 y
a-1 x
#
(It also works if no delimiter is specified on the command line, which
defaults to "a sequence of blank-space characters".)
So, is this a bug? Or is this working-as-designed (and therefore my
expectations need to be reset)?
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