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@ -2183,6 +2183,16 @@ and an explicit @samp{n} with the second key specifier.
sort -t : -b -k 5,5 -k 3,3n /etc/passwd
@end example
@c This example is a bit contrived and needs more explanation.
@c @item
@c Sort records separated by an arbitrary string by using a pipe to convert
@c each record delimiter string to @samp{\0}, then using sort's -z option,
@c and converting each @samp{\0} back to the original record delimiter.
@c
@c @example
@c printf 'c\n\nb\n\na\n'|perl -0pe 's/\n\n/\n\0/g'|sort -z|perl -0pe 's/\0/\n/g'
@c @end example
@end itemize