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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1994-12-10 05:48:14 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1994-12-10 05:48:14 +0000
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@@ -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,