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From: gwyn@brl-vld@sri-unix.UUCP
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Subject: Re:  /bin/sort bug
Message-ID: <4812@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Sep-83 11:39:03 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  2 11:39:03 1983
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From:      Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn@brl-vld>

"Lines that otherwise compare equal are ordered with all bytes
significant."
		- from SORT(1)

Nowhere is "sort" advertised as being a stable sort, and it isn't.