[Bug 1152622] [NEW] Sort fails to sort

[Jeffrey Kutcher]

Public bug reported:

To reproduce the problem, run the following:

cat << %%% > works
foo1:2
foo:1
%%%
echo "sort works" | sh -sx

cat << %%% > fails
foo1:3
foo:2
%%%
echo "sort fails" | sh -sx

The output will be:

+ sort works
foo:1
foo1:2
+ sort fails
foo1:3
foo:2

I was expecting the output of "sort fails" to be:

foo:2
foo1:3

% lsb_release -rd

Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release:	12.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: coreutils 8.13-3ubuntu3.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-38.61-generic 3.2.37
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Mar  8 07:59:21 2013
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: coreutils
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-02 (309 days ago)

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  Sort fails to sort

Status in “coreutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  To reproduce the problem, run the following:

  cat << %%% > works
  foo1:2
  foo:1
  %%%
  echo "sort works" | sh -sx

  cat << %%% > fails
  foo1:3
  foo:2
  %%%
  echo "sort fails" | sh -sx

  The output will be:

  + sort works
  foo:1
  foo1:2
  + sort fails
  foo1:3
  foo:2

  I was expecting the output of "sort fails" to be:

  foo:2
  foo1:3

  % lsb_release -rd

  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
  Release:	12.04

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: coreutils 8.13-3ubuntu3.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-38.61-generic 3.2.37
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-38-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Mar  8 07:59:21 2013
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: coreutils
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-02 (309 days ago)

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