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@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
when reading the SELinux context for a file.
[bug introduced in coreutils-8.22]
+ ln -sf now replaces symbolic links whose targets can't exist. Previously
+ it would display an error, requiring --no-dereference to avoid the issue.
+ [bug introduced in coreutils-5.3.0]
+
* Noteworthy changes in release 8.22 (2013-12-13) [stable]