Bug 249421 - sort -R is not random
Summary: sort -R is not random
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 249315
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: coreutils
Version: 7
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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low
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Assignee: Tim Waugh
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-07-24 16:45 UTC by Scott Baker
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:12 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-07-25 22:36:27 UTC
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Description Scott Baker 2007-07-24 16:45:01 UTC 
Description of problem: sort -R is *not* random

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): coreutils-6.9-3.fc7

How reproducible:
Easy

Steps to Reproduce:
1. cat /etc/passwd | sort -R
  
Actual results:
Results are sorted alphabetically 

Expected results:
Results should be sorted randomly
Comment 1 Tim Waugh 2007-07-25 22:36:27 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 249315 ***
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