[PATCH] add -t flag to sort

---
 sort.1 |   28 +++++++++++++----------
 sort.c |   80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------------
 2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sort.1 b/sort.1
index 955cebd..12fb95d 100644
--- a/sort.1
+++ b/sort.1
_AT_@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ sort \- sort lines
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B sort
 .RB [ \-bnru ]
+.RB [ \-t
+.IR delim ]
 .RB [ \-k
-.I key
-.R ]...
+.IR key ]...
 .RI [ file ...]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B sort
_AT_@ -17,16 +18,7 @@ given, sort reads from stdin.
 .B \-b
 skip leading whitespace of columns when sorting.
 .TP
-.B \-n
-perform a numeric sort.
-.TP
-.B \-r
-reverses the sort.
-.TP
-.B \-u
-prints equal lines only once.
-.TP
-.B \-k key
+.BI \-k \ key
 specifies a key definition of the form
 .BR S [. s ][ f ][, E [. e ][ f ]]
 where
_AT_@ -50,3 +42,15 @@ can be used to specify options
 that only apply to this key definition.
 .B b
 is special in that it only applies to the column that it was specified after.
+.TP
+.B \-n
+perform a numeric sort.
+.TP
+.B \-r
+reverses the sort.
+.TP
+.BI \-t \ delim
+specifies the field delimiter.
+.TP
+.B \-u
+prints equal lines only once.
diff --git a/sort.c b/sort.c
index a00e902..b0b9131 100644
--- a/sort.c
+++ b/sort.c
_AT_@ -34,20 +34,19 @@ static struct kdlist *tail = NULL;
 static void addkeydef(char *, int);
 static void freelist(void);
 static int linecmp(const char **, const char **);
-static char *next_nonblank(char *);
-static char *next_blank(char *);
+static char *skipblank(char *);
 static int parse_flags(char **, int *, int);
 static int parse_keydef(struct keydef *, char *, int);
-static char *skip_columns(char *, size_t, bool);
-static char *end_column(char *);
+static char *nextcol(char *);
 static char *columns(char *, const struct keydef *);
 
 static bool uflag = false;
+static char *fieldsep = NULL;
 
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-	enprintf(2, "usage: %s [-bnru] [-k def]... [file...]\n", argv0);
+	enprintf(2, "usage: %s [-bnru] [-t delim] [-k def]... [file...]\n", argv0);
 }
 
 int
_AT_@ -59,21 +58,26 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int global_flags = 0;
 
 	ARGBEGIN {
+	case 'b':
+		global_flags |= MOD_STARTB | MOD_ENDB;
+		break;
+	case 'k':
+		addkeydef(EARGF(usage()), global_flags);
+		break;
 	case 'n':
 		global_flags |= MOD_N;
 		break;
 	case 'r':
 		global_flags |= MOD_R;
 		break;
+	case 't':
+		fieldsep = EARGF(usage());
+		if(strlen(fieldsep) != 1)
+			usage();
+		break;
 	case 'u':
 		uflag = true;
 		break;
-	case 'b':
-		global_flags |= MOD_STARTB | MOD_ENDB;
-		break;
-	case 'k':
-		addkeydef(EARGF(usage()), global_flags);
-		break;
 	default:
 		usage();
 	} ARGEND;
_AT_@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ parse_keydef(struct keydef *kd, char *s, int flags)
 }
 
 static char *
-next_nonblank(char *s)
+skipblank(char *s)
 {
 	while(*s && isblank(*s))
 		s++;
_AT_@ -232,51 +236,43 @@ next_nonblank(char *s)
 }
 
 static char *
-next_blank(char *s)
+nextcol(char *s)
 {
-	while(*s && !isblank(*s))
-		s++;
-	return s;
-}
-
-static char *
-skip_columns(char *s, size_t n, bool bflag)
-{
-	size_t i;
-
-	for(i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		if(i > 0)
-			s = end_column(s);
-		if(bflag)
-			s = next_nonblank(s);
+	if(fieldsep == NULL) {
+		s = skipblank(s);
+		while(*s && !isblank(*s))
+			s++;
+	} else {
+		if(strchr(s, *fieldsep) == NULL)
+			s = strchr(s, '\0');
+		else
+			s = strchr(s, *fieldsep) + 1;
 	}
-
 	return s;
 }
 
 static char *
-end_column(char *s)
-{
-	if(isblank(*s))
-		s = next_nonblank(s);
-	return next_blank(s);
-}
-
-static char *
 columns(char *line, const struct keydef *kd)
 {
 	char *start, *end;
 	char *res;
+	int i;
 
-	start = skip_columns(line, kd->start_column, kd->flags & MOD_STARTB);
-	start += MIN(kd->start_char, end_column(start) - start) - 1;
+	for(i = 1, start = line; i < kd->start_column; i++)
+		start = nextcol(start);
+	if(kd->flags & MOD_STARTB)
+		start = skipblank(start);
+	start += MIN(kd->start_char, nextcol(start) - start) - 1;
 
 	if(kd->end_column) {
-		end = skip_columns(line, kd->end_column, kd->flags & MOD_ENDB);
+		for(i = 1, end = line; i < kd->end_column; i++)
+			end = nextcol(end);
+		if(kd->flags & MOD_ENDB)
+			end = skipblank(end);
 		if(kd->end_char)
-			end += MIN(kd->end_char, end_column(end) - end);
+			end += MIN(kd->end_char, nextcol(end) - end);
 		else
-			end = end_column(end);
+			end = nextcol(end);
 	} else {
 		if((end = strchr(line, '\n')) == NULL)
 			end = strchr(line, '\0');
-- 
1.7.10.4
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