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@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
comm accepts new option, --output-delimiter=STR, that allows specification
of an output delimiter other than the default single TAB.
+ 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.
+
md5sum now accepts the new option, --quiet, to suppress the printing of
'OK' messages. sha1sum, sha224sum, sha384sum, and sha512sum accept it, too.
@@ -27,10 +31,6 @@ 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.
- dd accepts a new parameter iflag=fullblock which turn on reading of full
- blocks where possible. If this parameter is used and 'read' call is
- terminated during read, it will be called again for remainder input.
-
** Bug fixes
chcon --verbose now prints a newline after each message