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authorPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>2011-12-27 00:30:23 +0000
committerPádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>2012-01-03 11:36:32 +0000
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realpath: a new program to print the resolved path
This program is compatible with other realpath(1) implementations, and also incorporates relpath like support, through the --relative options. The relpath support was suggested by Peng Yu, who also provided an initial implemenation of that functionality. * AUTHORS: Add my name. * NEWS: Mention the new command. * README: Likewise. * doc/coreutils.texi (realpath invocation): Add realpath info. * man/Makefile.am (realpath.1): Add dependency. * man/realpath.x: New template. * man/.gitignore: Ignore generated man page. * po/POTFILES.in: Add src/realpath.c. * src/.gitignore: Exclude realpath. * src/Makefile.am (EXTRA_PROGRAMS): Add realpath. * src/realpath.c: New file. * scripts/git-hooks/commit-msg: Add realpath to the list of prefixes. * tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add misc/realpath. * tests/misc/realpath: New file.
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argument, tail -f prints a warning with the FS type magic number and a
request to report it to the bug-reporting address.
+** New programs
+
+ realpath: print resolved file names.
+
* Noteworthy changes in release 8.14 (2011-10-12) [stable]