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From: don@scsmo1.UUCP (Don Ingli)

System AT&T 3b2/400
os AT&T unix sys V 3.2

I have a file where all the fields are seperated by a tab.
sort -t(sort character) -o file +5 -6 file

wont work correct... for the testers- the second field is a name like
Ingli, Don R.

Help??  How do I get sort to recognize the tab??

BTW somehow I think it is substituting the tab for a space..


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