On 10/29/10 13:12, Michael Warnock wrote: > sort +8 The command "_POSIX2_VERSION=0 sort --debug +8" says:
sort: obsolescent key `+8' used; consider `-k 9' instead which is good advice. Hmm, maybe we should change --debug so that it also outputs this advice when _POSIX2_VERSION is not set to a low value? For more, please see: http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/sort-invocation.html and look for "obsolescent".