in reply to Re^4: Linux sort or FILE::SORT
in thread Linux sort or FILE::SORT

sort (GNU textutils) 2.0 is 10 years old
$ C:/PROGRA~1/gnuwin32/bin/sort.EXE --version sort (GNU coreutils) 5.3.0 $ C:\msys\1.0\bin\sort.exe --version sort (GNU coreutils) 5.97

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Re^6: Linux sort or FILE::SORT
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Feb 09, 2011 at 04:17 UTC
    $ C:\msys\1.0\bin\sort.exe --version sort (GNU coreutils) 5.97

    Yeah. Just a shame it forces me to use a broken shell to use it!

    $ sort --version sort (GNU coreutils) 5.97 Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the te +rms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert. $ dir sh: dir: command not found $ path sh: path: command not found $ set path $ echo path path $ echo $path $ exit

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      Yeah. Just a shame it forces me to use a broken shell to use it!

      How does it do that?

      So use gnuwin32? or compile your own