patch 8.2.1933: cannot sort using locale ordering
Problem: Cannot sort using locale ordering.
Solution: Add a flag for :sort and sort() to use the locale. (Dominique
Pellé, closes #7237)
diff --git a/runtime/doc/change.txt b/runtime/doc/change.txt
index fe62d1d..12e20a5 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/change.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/change.txt
@@ -1801,7 +1801,7 @@
found here: |sort()|, |uniq()|.
*:sor* *:sort*
-:[range]sor[t][!] [b][f][i][n][o][r][u][x] [/{pattern}/]
+:[range]sor[t][!] [b][f][i][l][n][o][r][u][x] [/{pattern}/]
Sort lines in [range]. When no range is given all
lines are sorted.
@@ -1809,6 +1809,14 @@
With [i] case is ignored.
+ With [l] sort uses the current locale. See
+ `language collate` to check or set the locale used
+ for ordering. For example, with "en_US.UTF8",
+ Ö will be ordered after O and before P,
+ whereas with the Swedish locale "sv_SE.UTF8",
+ it will be after Z.
+ Case is typically ignored by the locale.
+
Options [n][f][x][o][b] are mutually exclusive.
With [n] sorting is done on the first decimal number
@@ -1875,8 +1883,7 @@
Note that using `:sort` with `:global` doesn't sort the matching lines, it's
quite useless.
-The details about sorting depend on the library function used. There is no
-guarantee that sorting obeys the current locale. You will have to try it out.
+`:sort` does not use the current locale unless the l flag is used.
Vim does do a "stable" sort.
The sorting can be interrupted, but if you interrupt it too late in the