title: What's the difference between --general-numeric-sort and --numeric-sort options in gnu sort
body: <p><code>sort</code> provides two kinds of numeric sort. This is from the man page:</p>
  
  <pre><code>   -g, --general-numeric-sort
            compare according to general numerical value
  
     -n, --numeric-sort
            compare according to string numerical value
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What's the difference?</p>