Bug ID: 6240542 sort order incorrect with multiple fields

Bug ID	6240542
Synopsis	sort order incorrect with multiple fields
State	10-Fix Delivered (Fix available in build)
Category:Subcategory	utility:sort
Keywords	onnv_triage \| rtiq_reviewed
Responsible Engineer	Renaud Manus
Reported Against
Duplicate Of
Introduced In	solaris_2.0
Commit to Fix	snv_70
Fixed In	snv_70
Release Fixed	solaris_nevada(snv_70)
Related Bugs	6733941
Submit Date	15-March-2005
Last Update Date	8-August-2007
Description	The following is a file with several comma-separated fields. Sorting on field 2 followed by field 1 produces an incorrect order. $ cat foo 100,abc,foo 101,def,foo 200,abc,foo 201,def, 300,abc,foo 301,def,foo $ sort -t, -k2,2 -k1,1 foo 100,abc,foo 200,abc,foo 300,abc,foo 101,def,foo 301,def,foo 201,def, xxxxx@xxxxx.com 2005-03-15 01:00:37 GMT
Work Around	N/A
Comments	N/A

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