Re: {bb} bb-local.sh sort failing in fedora core 5

[Josephine Tsikoudaki <jtsikoudaki@vivodi.gr>]

Hello

I changed the script and it works fine.

Thanx for the help :-)

josephine

Robert-Andre Croteau wrote:
> Lee Engel - MWEB wrote:
> > Hi Josephine,
> >
> > I had the same problem with bb-disk, you need to change the shell script
> > to use -k instead of the +, eg.: sort +4 changes to sort -k 4.
>
> actually, I believe it should be -nk 5
>
> when sort +4 was used, the initial index was 0 thus (5th column - 1 = 
> 4) to sort the % column.  under fedora (and probably all Linux OSes) 
> the index starts at 1.  The 'n' is added because we want a numerical 
> sort and setting it to only -k 5 would have 54 precede 8, not good :)
>
> bye

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Josephine Tsikoudaki
Systems Administrator
IT Systems & Security Dept.
Vivodi Telecommunications S.A.
62a Ethnikis Antistaseos Str.
GR-15231, Chalandri, Athens, Greece
Tel: +30 2117503866
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