In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dan Muey wrote: > [Kevin wrote:] >> BTW, doesn't 'sort -u' also sort the list? > > sort -u opens a file and prints to STDOUT or another file the unique > lines, > but that is an external command and not every server will necessariy have > a sort command and if it does -u may have a different meaning or it may > not exist at all.
No, I'm not suggesting you use it, just comparing it with its replacement - on my command line typing "sort -u myfile" produces sorted output (as well as eliminating dupes). (Guess I'm being too literal here.) -K -- Kevin Pfeiffer International University Bremen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
