Re: Problem with sort command

[Philip Rowlands]

On Mon, 2 Nov 2009, Justin White wrote:

> I have been using the sort command for years with a syntax as follows:
>
> cat $file | sort -t, +1

This is addressed in the FAQ:
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#Old-tail-plus-N-syntax-now-fails

In short, sort is treating "+1" as a filename. The behaviour changed due 
to conflicting versions of the relevant standard, and you should rewrite 
the sort command to use the unambiguous "+kN" format.


Cheers,
Phil