Package: coreutils Version: 8.13-3 Severity: normal File: /usr/bin/sort Hello,
I may be doing something wrong here, but it seems to me that sort is ignoring my secondary sort key: $ cat sample unknown_26:471000000:3 WXTV:225000000:541 WWOR_HD:465000000:1 WWOR:225000000:509 WTBS:429000000:450 WPIX:225000000:511 WNYW:225000000:505 WNJU:225000000:547 WNET_HD:453000000:2 WNET:225000000:513 WNBC_HD:471000000:1 WNBC:225000000:504 WFUT:225000000:568 WCBS_HD:453000000:1 WCBS:225000000:502 WABC_HD:471000000:2 WABCDT3:471000000:16 WABC:225000000:507 VME:453000000:4 TVGN:435000000:470 RTTV:135000000:303 PBSKIDS:453000000:3 NY1:435000000:468 CSPAN3:351000000:115 BONTV:219000000:84 $ sort -ns -t: -k2,3 < sample RTTV:135000000:303 BONTV:219000000:84 WXTV:225000000:541 WWOR:225000000:509 WPIX:225000000:511 WNYW:225000000:505 WNJU:225000000:547 WNET:225000000:513 WNBC:225000000:504 WFUT:225000000:568 WCBS:225000000:502 WABC:225000000:507 CSPAN3:351000000:115 WTBS:429000000:450 TVGN:435000000:470 NY1:435000000:468 WNET_HD:453000000:2 WCBS_HD:453000000:1 VME:453000000:4 PBSKIDS:453000000:3 WWOR_HD:465000000:1 unknown_26:471000000:3 WNBC_HD:471000000:1 WABC_HD:471000000:2 WABCDT3:471000000:16 $ As you can see, it sorts correctly by the second field, but the lines are still out of order with respect to the third field. Please let me know if I'm doing something wrong here. --Joe -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages coreutils depends on: ii dpkg 1.16.1.2 ii install-info 4.13a.dfsg.1-8 ii libacl1 2.2.51-5 ii libattr1 1:2.4.46-5 ii libc6 2.13-24 ii libselinux1 2.1.0-4 coreutils recommends no packages. coreutils suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
