Re: FW: sort problem

2000-09-28 Thread Jim Meyering
"Macbeth, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | > I am using RedHat 6.1 sort FSF version 2.0 | > | > Try sorting these three lines: eg sort -b | > A22 | > A12 | > A 2 | > | > The order is: (WRONG!) | > A12 | > A 1 | > A22 | > | > The order should be: (as in RedHat 4.2 GN

FW: sort problem

2000-09-27 Thread Macbeth, Michael
> I am using RedHat 6.1 sort FSF version 2.0 > > Try sorting these three lines: eg sort -b > A22 > A12 > A 2 > > The order is: (WRONG!) > A12 > A 1 > A22 > > The order should be: (as in RedHat 4.2 GNU textutils) 1.22 > A 2 > A1 2 > A2 2 > > Hmmm. > > Is ther