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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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