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| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/coreutils.texi | 24 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 22 deletions
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- comm accepts new option, --output-delimiter=STR, that allows specification of an output delimiter other than the default single TAB. + cp and mv: the deprecated --reply=X option is now also undocumented. + dd accepts iflag=fullblock to make it accumulate full input blocks. With this new option, after a short read, dd repeatedly calls read, until it fills the incomplete block, reaches EOF, or encounters an error. @@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- factor accepts arbitrarily large numbers and factors them using Pollard's rho algorithm. + ls now colorizes files with capabilities if libcap is available + md5sum now accepts the new option, --quiet, to suppress the printing of 'OK' messages. sha1sum, sha224sum, sha384sum, and sha512sum accept it, too. @@ -34,8 +38,6 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- represents the maximum number of inputs that will be merged at once. When processing more than NMERGE inputs, sort uses temporary files. - ls now colorizes files with capabilities if libcap is available - ** Bug fixes chcon --verbose now prints a newline after each message diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index cf46c744f..fd1e79e09 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -7320,18 +7320,12 @@ cp --parents a/b/c existing_dir copies the file @file{a/b/c} to @file{existing_dir/a/b/c}, creating any missing intermediate directories. +@c The --reply option was deprecated in 2005, and is scheduled to +@c be removed in 2008. It is already missing from the --help output. @itemx @w{@kbd{--reply}=@var{how}} @opindex --reply @cindex interactivity -@c FIXME: remove in 2008 -@strong{Deprecated: to be removed in 2008.}@* -Using @option{--reply=yes} makes @command{cp} act as if @samp{yes} were -given as a response to every prompt about a destination file. That effectively -cancels any preceding @option{--interactive} or @option{-i} option. -Specify @option{--reply=no} to make @command{cp} act as if @samp{no} were -given as a response to every prompt about a destination file. -Specify @option{--reply=query} to make @command{cp} prompt the user -about each existing destination file. +This option is deprecated. @item -R @itemx -r @@ -8015,17 +8009,7 @@ If the response is not affirmative, the file is skipped. @itemx @w{@kbd{--reply}=@var{how}} @opindex --reply @cindex interactivity -@c FIXME: remove in 2008 -@strong{Deprecated: to be removed in 2008.}@* -Specifying @option{--reply=yes} is equivalent to using @option{--force}. -Specify @option{--reply=no} to make @command{mv} act as if @samp{no} were -given as a response to every prompt about a destination file. -Specify @option{--reply=query} to make @command{mv} prompt the user -about each existing destination file. -Note that @option{--reply=no} has an effect only when @command{mv} would prompt -without @option{-i} or equivalent, i.e., when a destination file exists and is -not writable, standard input is a terminal, and no @option{-f} (or equivalent) -option is specified. +This option is deprecated. @item -u @itemx --update |