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Re: [OT] question regarding sort(1)



Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> writes:

> I have a text file, and part of it is a column of numbers.  When I
> run sort(1) v4.5.2, it is trying to be clever, sorting on the column 
> of numbers.

I have a sneaking suspicion that 

export LC_COLLATE=C

will cure your problem....

-- 
Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org> - In a variety of flavors!
POSTMEN are first class males



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