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@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 * Noteworthy changes in release ?.? (????-??-??) [?]
 
+** Changes in behavior
+
+  cp --attributes-only no longer truncates any existing destination file,
+  allowing for more general copying of attributes from one file to another.
+
 
 * Noteworthy changes in release 8.16 (2012-03-26) [stable]