> Thanks Brian for a quick response. Infact I do sort the file prior to > processing > it. But I use the following: > > sort -t"~" -k1,1 file1 -o file1
> Looks like I will have to settle for a normal sort rather than key based sort > for this to work. Or you could propose a patch to comm to accept -k and -t, so that comm and sort can agree on how the files were sorted. > > IMPORTANT > 1. This email and any attachments are confidential. Any unauthorised A word of advice - this is a publicly archived mailing list. Your disclaimer is therefore unenforceable, and it is a sign of bad netiquette to use an employer's email account where such footers are appended against your will when posting to a public list. Consider using a free web-based email account for such purposes. -- Eric Blake _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list Bug-coreutils@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
