sort behaves erratically with underscores:
% ( echo _c; echo __; echo _a ) | sort __ _a _c Here, __ < _a, which implies that _ < a, but % ( echo _cc; echo __b; echo _ac ) | sort _ac __b _cc Now _ac < __b < _cc, which implies that a < _. How can I get sort to treat _ consistently? (I don't have a strong preference for either _ < a or a < _ as long as it is consistent.) TIA! kj -- NOTE: In my address everything before the first period is backwards; and the last period, and everything after it, should be discarded.
