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And that's why there are a hundred different possible values for LC_COLLATE, and it's completely normal that two popular Unix distributions picked different def
by dmurray 1y ago
And that's why there are a hundred different possible values for LC_COLLATE, and it's completely normal that two popular Unix distributions picked different default values for that setting...right?
It would have been reasonable to conclude the article a third of the way through, and say "sorting is locale-dependent, if what you value is consistent behaviour between different OSs (instead of sorting based on the user's preferences) you need to implement the sorting yourself."
- harrall 1y agoLC_ALL=C which gives you consistent sorting behavior. The article does mention it but in passing.