Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 15:17:32 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: JJB <Barbish3@adelphia.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Specifying sort fields Message-ID: <20040423151258.U43325@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGCEKIFMAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGCEKIFMAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net>
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On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, JJB wrote: > Thank you that worked. You know that nowhere in the 'man sort' info > does it say that to use sort command you have to use pipe commands > to feed it data. You don't have to use pipes or redirection: sort -n /etc/hosts > Don't you think the man sort info needs updating to explain this > fact? Even some examples at end of technical info would go long way > to making the 'man sort' info user friendly and meaningfully. man send-pr -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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