Hello again, It seems to me that the problem is on the sort command ...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] BaseConcepts]$ sort kk2 icecream%1:13:00:: 07510835 1 0 ice_cream%1:13:00:: 07510835 1 1 life_style%1:07:00:: 04875322 1 2 part-time%3:00:00:: 01131371 1 21 [EMAIL PROTECTED] BaseConcepts]$ sort -k 1,2 kk2 ice_cream%1:13:00:: 07510835 1 1 icecream%1:13:00:: 07510835 1 0 life_style%1:07:00:: 04875322 1 2 part-time%3:00:00:: 01131371 1 21 which seems to apply different criteria depending on the length of the lines ... Best, German _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils