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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2001-11-10 08:58:09 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>2001-11-10 08:58:09 +0000
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tweak locale-related somments for sort
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@@ -2706,8 +2706,8 @@ been specified, @code{sort} compares each pair of fields, in the
order specified on the command line, according to the associated
ordering options, until a difference is found or no fields are left.
Unless otherwise specified, all comparisons use the character collating
-sequence specified by the @env{LC_COLLATE} locale. @footnote{If you have
-arranged to use a non-@sc{posix} locale (e.g., by setting @env{LC_ALL}
+sequence specified by the @env{LC_COLLATE} locale. @footnote{If you
+use a non-@sc{posix} locale (e.g., by setting @env{LC_ALL}
to @samp{en_US}), then @command{sort} may produce output that is sorted
differently than you're accustomed to. In that case, set the @env{LC_ALL}
environment variable to @samp{C}. Note that setting only @env{LC_COLLATE}