>
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:45:58 +0800
> From: Agi Rivera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I'm currently studying using utilities and tools
> available at the
> terminal. I'm puzzled by sort's behavior. The manual says
> that it does
> not ignore trailing whitespace when sorting, you'd have
> to put the -b
> option. However with or without the -b option, it ignores
> whitespace...
It has something to do with locales
Try typing:
export LC_ALL=C
sort sample
bread
ham
bacon
eggs
Try "info sort" for detailed explanation.
Hope that helps,
ludwig
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