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Asked: May 22, 20262026-05-22T02:09:19+00:00 2026-05-22T02:09:19+00:00

I want the sort command to treat all characters equal. For example, when I

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I want the sort command to treat all characters equal.

For example, when I do

$ echo -e 'TEST.b\nTESTa\nTESTc' | sort
TESTa
TEST.b
TESTc

the dot is ignored.

I would like to get TEST.b at the last or first position. However, I cannot find the proper parameter in the manual page.

(my version of sort is from the GNU core utilities).

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    2026-05-22T02:09:20+00:00Added an answer on May 22, 2026 at 2:09 am

    Force collation to C in order to compare the raw character values.

    $ echo -e 'TEST.b\nTESTa\nTESTc' | LC_COLLATE=C sort
    TEST.b
    TESTa
    TESTc
    
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