Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ariel.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxj!houxm!vax135!ariel!rick From: rick@ariel.UUCP (R.MAUS) Newsgroups: net.bugs.usg Subject: sort(1) -uf output inconsistent with manual page Message-ID: <826@ariel.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 11:13:05 EST Article-I.D.: ariel.826 Posted: Thu Jan 10 11:13:05 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 00:49:52 EST Organization: AT&T-ISL, Holmdel, NJ Lines: 31 The following report was recently submitted to the UNIX* Support Group. I am reposting it for the benefit of the network community. PROBLEM: The "-f" option of "sort(1)" does not perform as advertised, when used in conjunction with the "-u" option. Given the following three examples, the output hinges on the first occurance of the text. The word is not folded to lower-case as described other than for comparision purposes. REPEAT-BY: $ sort -fu <