Re: sort (textutils) 2.0.21 Bug

[Bob Proulx]

Mahesh Fernando wrote:
>   I am using Windows service for unix 3.5. When I user the sort utility to 
> sort numerically for specific field it gives me error “Input file specified 
> two times.”.  I think it is a bug.
>   My command format as follows,
>    
>   sort +23n file_name
>   sort utility version 2.0.21 
>    
>   Could you please send me a solution for this bug?

Two things.  For one thing version 2.0.21 is very old.  Please
upgrade.  Secondly since you are using Windows we can't really help
too much here.  You would have much better luck with your question on
the cygwin mailing lists.

  http://www.cygwin.com

Mostly likely if you upgraded to the current coreutils available there
your problem would go away.

Bob