Strange result of sort on Linux

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I have got strange result of sort on Linux

$ uname -a
Linux ... 2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Aug 14 11:36:39 EDT 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ sort --version
sort (GNU coreutils) 8.4

Here is file zzz2.

   pe/CCC 
   pe_ext/CCC 
   pe/MMM

$ sort zzz2

   pe/CCC 
   pe_ext/CCC 
   pe/MMM 


Exppected output:
   pe/CCC 
   pe/MMM 
   pe_ext/CCC 



Appendix.

$ od -c zzz2
0000000   p   e   /   C   C   C  \r  \n   p   e   _   e   x   t   /   C
0000020   C   C  \r  \n   p   e   /   M   M   M
0000032

Got any weird unprintable characters at the start of any of the lines? — Wooble
– Wooble, Commented Sep 16, 2013 at 10:33
Same behaviour happens to me. Linux 3.8.0-29-generic, sort (GNU coreutils) 8.20 — fedorqui
– fedorqui, Commented Sep 16, 2013 at 10:34

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-20 10:04:20Z

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try to use another locale like

LC_ALL=C sort filename

see: https://superuser.com/a/226489

edited Mar 20, 2017 at 10:04

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answered Sep 16, 2013 at 10:35

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