On 14/08/2024 11:04, Simon B wrote:
Hi PádraigI am largely satisfied by your great explanation, I am still confused why lines go "missing" though.
Even if the dot is being interpreted, it still should not lose the line containing 172.169.6.164
This is actually well explained in the online documentation, so I won't repeat here. See the --unique description at: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/sort cheers, Pádraig