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doc: mention numfmt as an alternative to sort -h

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* doc/coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Mention that numfmt
can achieve the same results with a possibly more accurate sort.
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Pádraig Brady
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@@ -4332,6 +4332,9 @@ the @command{df}, @command{du}, or @command{ls} commands that are
invoked with their @option{--human-readable} or @option{--si} options.
The syntax for numbers is the same as for the @option{--numeric-sort}
option; the SI suffix must immediately follow the number.
Note also the @command{numfmt} command, which can be used to reformat
numbers to human format @emph{after} the sort, thus often allowing
sort to operate on more accurate numbers.
@item -i
@itemx --ignore-nonprinting