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@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 ** Bug fixes
 
+  cksum now prints checksums atomically so that concurrent
+  processes will not intersperse their output.
+  [the bug dates back to the initial implementation]
+
   ls --color would mis-color relative-named symlinks in /
   [bug introduced in coreutils-8.17]