1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/sort.c b/coreutils/sort.c
index f2bc5335f..07d903388 100644
--- a/coreutils/sort.c
+++ b/coreutils/sort.c
@@ -160,17 +160,18 @@ static char *get_key(char *str, struct sort_key *key, int flags)
                 if (!j) start = end;
         }
         /* Strip leading whitespace if necessary */
-//XXX: skip_whitespace()
         if (flags & FLAG_b)
+                /* not using skip_whitespace() for speed */
                 while (isspace(str[start])) start++;
         /* Strip trailing whitespace if necessary */
         if (flags & FLAG_bb)
                 while (end > start && isspace(str[end-1])) end--;
-        /* Handle offsets on start and end */
+        /* -kSTART,N.ENDCHAR: honor ENDCHAR (1-based) */
         if (key->range[3]) {
-                end += key->range[3] - 1;
+                end = key->range[3];
                 if (end > len) end = len;
         }
+        /* -kN.STARTCHAR[,...]: honor STARTCHAR (1-based) */
         if (key->range[1]) {
                 start += key->range[1] - 1;
                 if (start > len) start = len;