Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > As a documentation issue, I'd feel more comfortable calling this a > "hashed" sort rather than a "random" sort. Using the word "random" > has the wrong connotations, since the sort doesn't generate a random > permutation of the input. So I would prefer option names like > --hash-sort and -h.
I'm concerned that `--hash-sort' will not be meaningful to the vast majority of people who run `man sort' or look at `sort --help' output. Although I understand your goal, I think it's too fine a point for such a sacrifice. _______________________________________________ Bug-coreutils mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-coreutils
