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author | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 1994-12-10 05:48:14 +0000 |
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committer | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 1994-12-10 05:48:14 +0000 |
commit | fb5c9e690fd4a8e751259f666e7f32b162673f4b (patch) | |
tree | 956a200bda1221c36cdaff61a588e5deaedd0450 /old/fileutils | |
parent | e737fe145f729d358977a32bb4532ea06750bacc (diff) | |
download | coreutils-fb5c9e690fd4a8e751259f666e7f32b162673f4b.tar.xz |
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diff --git a/old/fileutils/NEWS b/old/fileutils/NEWS index f45d75e34..84997408f 100644 --- a/old/fileutils/NEWS +++ b/old/fileutils/NEWS @@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ User-visible changes in release 3.11: User-visible changes in release 3.10: * mkdir -p now ignores arguments that are existing directories. Before, (contrary to POSIX spec) it would attempt to change ownership and/or - protections of existing directories. And it would fail when such a - directory was owned by another user. + protections of existing directories listed on the command line. And + it would fail when such a directory was owned by another user. * Fix bug in cp that made the commands `mkdir dir; touch foo; cp -P foo dir' incorrectly change the permissions on directory, dir. -* df accepts a new option, --sync, that may ensure it reports more up to - date usage information. df used to always call sync, but the value of so - doing is not apparent, and the drawback (it makes df very slow sometimes) - is glaring. +* df accepts a new option, --no-sync, that inhibits the default invocation + of the sync system call. FIXME. * ls accepts a new option, --dired, that makes emacs' dired mode more efficient * skeletal texinfo documentation (mainly just the `invoking' nodes) * ln accepts a new option: --no-dereference (-n). With this option, |