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@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
surprising rename no-op behavior). Now, mv handles this case by skipping
the usually-useless rename and simply unlinking A.
+ realpath no longer mishandles a root directory. This was most
+ noticeable on platforms where // is a different directory than /,
+ but could also be observed with --relative-base=/ or
+ --relative-to=/. [bug since the beginning, in 8.15]
+
** Improvements
ls can be much more efficient, especially with large directories on file