{"version":"2.1.233","anchor":"sort-output-file-targets-are-no-longer-extracted-as-paths","canonical_anchor":"sort-output-file-targets-are-no-longer-extracted-as-paths","heading":"sort output-file targets are no longer extracted as paths","tier":"notice","area":"Permissions","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.233\/e\/sort-output-file-targets-are-no-longer-extracted-as-paths","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.233","markdown":"### sort output-file targets are no longer extracted as paths\n\nThe `sort` command's output-file flags are no longer treated as write targets for permissions.\n\n**What**\n\nThe special handling that pulled `--output=FILE` and `-oFILE` targets out of a `sort` command was dropped, so `sort` is now treated like `cat`, `head`, `tail` and `wc` with plain positional paths only.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`sort: JM,`\n\n- Area: Permissions\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 2\/5"}