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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting difference in unix vs. linux sort Post 302446446 by Corona688 on Wednesday 18th of August 2010 05:36:36 PM
Old 08-18-2010
Code:
$ sort -u < file.txt
US;BSU2; ;LHZ;2008-12-31;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;00;LHZ;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2008-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;10;LHN;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;HR;LHE;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;HR;LHN;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;HR;LHZ;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;XX;LHE;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1; ;LHZ;2008-12-31;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;00;LHZ;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2008-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;10;LH2;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;HR;LH1;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;HR;LH2;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;HR;LHZ;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;XX;LH1;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
$ sort -t';' -u < file.txt
US;BSU2; ;LHZ;2008-12-31;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;00;LHZ;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2008-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;10;LHN;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;HR;LHE;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;HR;LHN;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;HR;LHZ;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;BSU2;XX;LHE;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1; ;LHZ;2008-12-31;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;00;LHZ;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2008-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;10;LH2;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;HR;LH1;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;HR;LH2;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;HR;LHZ;2006-06-01;00:00:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59
US;KSU1;XX;LH1;2006-07-26;17:41:00;2999-12-31;23:59:59

I'm guessing that maybe, those spaces aren't actually spaces. Try transferring the data with scp instead of copy-paste.
 

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SETSID(1)                                                          User Commands                                                         SETSID(1)

NAME

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SYNOPSIS

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