bug#81536: document sort does not have different input and output separators

Collin Funk <[email protected]> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:05:05 -0700

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P=C3=A1draig Brady <[email protected]> writes:

> tag 81536 notabug
> close 81536
> stop
>
> On 02/08/2026 05:52, Dan Jacobson wrote:
>> On
>> (info "(coreutils) sort invocation")
>> =E2=80=98-t SEPARATOR=E2=80=99
>> =E2=80=98--field-separator=3DSEPARATOR=E2=80=99
>> Mention:
>> This is used both as the input and output separator.
> This would be confusing as sort(1) does not do any inter record mutation =
at all.
> A mention of output separators would suggest otherwise to me at least.

I agree. I had similar thoughts before you responded.

Collin