1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/sort.c b/src/sort.c
index 9efe6c265..f61275541 100644
--- a/src/sort.c
+++ b/src/sort.c
@@ -2808,6 +2808,14 @@ but lacks following character offset"));
     outer:;
     }
 
+  {
+    char *x = getenv ("SORT_INITIAL_LINE_LENGTH");
+    if (x != NULL && *x)
+      {
+	linelength = atoi (x);
+      }
+  }
+
   if (key)
     insertkey (key);