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bug#6529: --key option problem
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From: |
Pádraig Brady |
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Subject: |
bug#6529: --key option problem |
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Date: |
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:21:18 +0100 |
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On 28/06/10 19:42, Victor Grishchenko wrote:
> On 28 June 2010 18:07, Eric Blake <address@hidden> wrote:
>> On 06/28/2010 08:26 AM, Victor Grishchenko wrote:
>> Thanks for the report. However, I don't think this is a bug in sort,
>> but rather a misunderstanding on your part. Your command says to use as
>> your primary key the substring consisting of fields 17 through 30, and
>> as secondary key the entire line.
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> My fault.
> Probably, it makes sense to reference the POS format explanation from
> the -k option description.
Yes, that is the crux of the problem.
I've already a tiny patch for that:
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=6442
I'll apply that, merge this bug with 6442 and close that.
thanks,
Pádraig.