isn't the space ascii 32?
//echo -a $sorttok(4 2 4 4 1 3 1 4 3 3 1 4 1 3 1 4 3 3 1 3,22,n)
returns 4 2 4 4 1 3 1 4 3 3 1 4 1 3 1 4 3 3 1 3
//echo -a $sorttok(4 2 4 4 1 3 1 4 3 3 1 4 1 3 1 4 3 3 1 3,32,n)
returns 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
