[ On Monday, February 10, 2003 at 08:37:27 (+1100), Giles Lean wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: bin/20259: sort(1) numeric sort incorrect with -kn 
>
> The standard is more explicit: the sort modifiers may be appended
> to field specifications.  From UNIX98:
> 
>      -k keydef
> 
>      The keydef argument is a restricted sort key field
>      definition. The format of this definition is:
> 
>      field_start[type][,field_end[type]]
> 
>      where field_start and field_end define a key field restricted to
>      a portion of the line (see the EXTENDED DESCRIPTION section), and
>      type is a modifier from the list of characters b, d, f, i, n, r.
 
Apples and oranges!  NetBSD's sort(1) implements only:

     -k field1[,field2]
                 Designates the starting position, field1, and optional ending
                 position, field2, of a key field.  The -k option replaces the
                 obsolescent options +pos1 and -pos2.

No claims are made about standards compatability.

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