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> Try using GNU parallel to sort a list of numbers, `parsort` is part of GNU Parallel.

• adwn 5y ago
  ... and it uses a manually implemented post-processing step. You can't just run the sort program with GNU parallel and expect to get a fully sorted list.
  • MainJane 5y ago
    > Try using GNU parallel to sort a list of numbers, [...] – it's not possible, Yet it clearly is possible, so your blanket statement is clearly wrong. `parsort` a simple wrapper, and this really goes for many uses of GNU Parallel: You need to prepare your data for the parallel step and post-process the output. Maybe you originally meant to say: "Only for those processes, where you can preprocess the input and post-process the outputs."
    • adwn 5y ago
      Why would you use GNU parallel if you have to implement your own non-trivial pre- or post-processing logic anyway? Just spawn the worker processes yourself. GNU parallel is great if you have, e.g., a bunch of files, each of which needs to be processed individually, like running awk or sed over it. Then you can just plop parallel in front and get a speedup for free. That's not what parsort does.