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Setting `LC_ALL=C` in a Linux environment enhances performance for `sort` and `grep` when processing ASCII-only data. This setting uses the default C locale, simplifying processing by treating data as plain ASCII, thus avoiding complexities of Unicode and localization rules. While this increases speed, it is only suitable for ASCII data to prevent errors or inconsistencies. Practical tests and demonstrations within the article confirm the effectiveness of this method in specific scenarios.