"sort" returns the wrong answer when used with a key specifier. Since "sort" is used by many scripts, this could have severe implications: linux 28 % cat /tmp/test Alpha Charlie Bravo Delta Alpha Foxtrot Bravo Echo linux 29 % sort +6 /tmp/test Alpha Charlie Alpha Foxtrot Bravo Delta Bravo Echo linux 30 % which sort /bin/sort linux 31 % rpm -qf /bin/sort textutils-1.22-7
This is not a problem for a key specifier in range (i.e try "sort +1")