FS#41530 - [coreutils] uniq fails on this test file
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Opened by Rasmus Steinke (rasi) - Monday, 11 August 2014, 23:54 GMT
Last edited by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 17:38 GMT
Opened by Rasmus Steinke (rasi) - Monday, 11 August 2014, 23:54 GMT
Last edited by Dave Reisner (falconindy) - Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 17:38 GMT
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Description: using this test file, uniq will fail to
eliminate all duplicate lines.
Additional info: coreutils 8.23-1 Arch Linux 64bit, testing enabled Steps to reproduce: Extract tar file. Run "cat test3 | uniq" interestingly it works, if you grep for one of the failed entries E.g.: "grep MiMi test3 | uniq" will work 
list.tar.gz
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Closed by Dave Reisner (falconindy)
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 17:38 GMT
Reason for closing: Works for me
Additional comments about closing: input to uniq must be "sorted"
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 17:38 GMT
Reason for closing: Works for me
Additional comments about closing: input to uniq must be "sorted"
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en_US.utf8
POSIX
carnager@caprica ~ > locale
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LC_CTYPE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NUMERIC="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MONETARY="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_PAPER="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=
a) The order in your result has changed
b) there are duplicates
original file had this:
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
1999 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 3
1999 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 3
1999 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 3
1999 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 3
1999 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 3
1999 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 3
1999 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 3
and your result has this:
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
1999 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 3
1995 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 2
1995 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 1
2008 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 5
1999 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 3
1995 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 2
1995 • Red Sky Coven • Volume 1
No, not really...
$ sed -n '/^2012 • Girls Aloud • Ten$/=' test3
97
98
101
102
106
110
111
...
Notice the gaps? 98 will be elided, 102 will be elided, 111 will be elided... you still have dupes in the list.