[Bug 1240559] [NEW] sort applies -n option only to first key when key range is given
Darko Veberic
1240559 at bugs.launchpad.net
Wed Oct 16 14:58:05 UTC 2013
Public bug reported:
sort applies numerical comparison (-n) only on the first key of the -k
range. for instance, for an input file with contents
1 1 3
1 10 2
1 26 3
3 2 8
1 3 9
"sort -n -k1,2" will produce
1 10 2
1 1 3
1 26 3
1 3 9
3 2 8
it seems numerical comparison is used only for the first key in the
range and the rest of the keys are compared alphabetically.
with the -n or -g option one expects all comparisons are done
numerically...
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: coreutils 8.13-3.2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-41.64-generic 3.5.7.21
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Oct 16 16:49:49 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-22 (328 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: coreutils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Invalid
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal
** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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Title:
sort applies -n option only to first key when key range is given
Status in “coreutils” package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
sort applies numerical comparison (-n) only on the first key of the -k
range. for instance, for an input file with contents
1 1 3
1 10 2
1 26 3
3 2 8
1 3 9
"sort -n -k1,2" will produce
1 10 2
1 1 3
1 26 3
1 3 9
3 2 8
it seems numerical comparison is used only for the first key in the
range and the rest of the keys are compared alphabetically.
with the -n or -g option one expects all comparisons are done
numerically...
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: coreutils 8.13-3.2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-41.64-generic 3.5.7.21
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Oct 16 16:49:49 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-22 (328 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: coreutils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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