[debbugs-tracker] bug#9418: closed (case sensitivity buggy in sort)

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> case sensitivity buggy in sort
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> Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:58:58 +0200
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> sort (GNU coreutils) 8.12
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> The case-sensitivity looks buggy in sort. Have a look at these examples:
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> $ cat bbb
> A B b 0
> a B b 0
> A b b 1
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> $ sort bbb
> a B b 0
> A B b 0
> A b b 1
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> $ sort -k1,2 bbb
> a B b 0
> A b b 1
> A B b 0
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> $ cat ccc
> A 2 b 0
> a 2 b 0
> A 1 b 1
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> $ sort ccc
> A 1 b 1
> a 2 b 0
> A 2 b 0
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> $ sort -k1 ccc
> A 1 b 1
> a 2 b 0
> A 2 b 0
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> $ sort -k1,2 ccc
> A 1 b 1
> a 2 b 0
> A 2 b 0
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> $ sort -k1,1 ccc
> a 2 b 0
> A 1 b 1
> A 2 b 0
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> $ cat ddd
> A2 b 0
> a2 b 0
> A1 b 1
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> $ sort ddd
> A1 b 1
> a2 b 0
> A2 b 0
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> $ sort -k1 ddd
> A1 b 1
> a2 b 0
> A2 b 0
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> $ sort -k1,1 ddd
> A1 b 1
> a2 b 0
> A2 b 0
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> $ sort -k1,2 ddd
> A1 b 1
> a2 b 0
> A2 b 0
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> $ sort -k1,3 ddd
> A1 b 1
> a2 b 0
> A2 b 0
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> Re: bug#9418: case sensitivity buggy in sort
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> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:32:45 -0600
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> On 09/01/2011 02:58 AM, Michał Janke wrote:
> > sort (GNU coreutils) 8.12
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> > The case-sensitivity looks buggy in sort. Have a look at these examples:
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> Thanks for the report.  However, this is most likely due to your choice 
> of locale, and not a bug in sort; this is a FAQ:
> https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/#Sort-does-not-sort-in-normal-order_0021
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> Using 'sort --debug' will help expose the issue.
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> > $ sort -k1,2 bbb
> > a B b 0
> > A b b 1
> > A B b 0
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> $ sort --debug bbb -k1,2
> sort: using `en_US.UTF-8' sorting rules
> sort: leading blanks are significant in key 1; consider also specifying `b'
> a B b 0
> ___
> _______
> A b b 1
> ___
> _______
> A B b 0
> ___
> _______
> $ LC_ALL=C ../coreutils/src/sort --debug bbb -k1,2
> ../coreutils/src/sort: using simple byte comparison
> A B b 0
> ___
> _______
> A b b 1
> ___
> _______
> a B b 0
> ___
> _______
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> See the difference?  In the C locale, you get ascii sorting (A comes 
> before B comes before a comes before b), in the en_US.UTF-8 locale, you 
> get dictionary collation sorting (a comes before A comes before b comes 
> before B).
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