Add deterministic multi-key sorting to fd
Add repeatable multi-key sorting controls to fd output with deterministic tie-breaking and seeded random order.
fd-deterministic-multi-key-sorting
Normalized profile
What this task asks for
Add repeatable multi-key sorting controls to fd output with deterministic tie-breaking and seeded random order. If all keys tie, output must still be deterministic via path tie-breaks. All sorting modifiers require `--sort`: `--reverse`, `--dirs-first`, `--files-first`, `--sort-case-sensitive`, `--sort-missing-last`, and `--sort-natural`. `--sort-missing-last` places entries with missing optional values at the end. Without `--sort-missing-last`, missing values sort before present values. For `--sort size`, size is only defined for regular files. Directories, symlinks, and other non-file entries must be treated as missing size values. With `--sort` + `--max-results`, fd must sort first and apply the limit after sorting (and after reverse if present). Sorting must be deterministic across repeated runs and must not depend on traversal order.
Intent
- feature implementation
- configuration tuning
- data transformation
Work surfaces
- CLI
- renderer
Technology
- fd
Expected artifacts
- repository patch
What makes it difficult
- strict behavioral compatibility or exact-output validation
Published evidence
Model × harness outcomes
Counts are tied to these exact configurations. Harnesses are not treated as equivalent across benchmarks.
- Models
- 13
- Configurations
- 41
- Trials
- 164
Showing 41 of 41 configurations
| Model | Harness | Effort | Result | Passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | Mixed | 1/4 |
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | All passed | 4/4 |
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 2/4 |
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | All passed | 4/4 |
| claude-fable-5vertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | Mixed | 3/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | No passes | 0/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | No passes | 0/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 1/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | Mixed | 2/4 |
| claude-opus-4-8anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | Mixed | 3/4 |
| claude-sonnet-4-6anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 3/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | Mixed | 1/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | Mixed | 2/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | All passed | 4/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | All passed | 4/4 |
| claude-sonnet-5anthropic | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | Mixed | 2/4 |
| gemini-3-1-pro-previewvertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 1/4 |
| gemini-3-5-flashvertex_ai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | Mixed | 3/4 |
| glm-5-2zai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 1/4 |
| glm-5-2zai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | Mixed | 1/4 |
| gpt-5-4openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | Mixed | 2/4 |
| gpt-5-5openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | No passes | 0/4 |
| gpt-5-5openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | No passes | 0/4 |
| gpt-5-5openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 2/4 |
| gpt-5-5openai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | Mixed | 3/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | No passes | 0/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | No passes | 0/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | Mixed | 2/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-lunaopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | Mixed | 2/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-solopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | low | Mixed | 3/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | medium | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | high | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | xhigh | All passed | 4/4 |
| gpt-5-6-terraopenai | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | max | All passed | 4/4 |
| kimi-k2-7-codeopenrouter | mini-swe-agentpublished configuration | default | No passes | 0/4 |