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2016-11-10tail: only retry file open if --retry specifedPádraig Brady
* src/tail.c (tail_file): On failure to open a file, set ignore=true when --retry is not specified. * tests/tail-2/assert-2.sh: Adjust to the new behavior. * tests/tail-2/retry.sh: Add a test case. Also change from `tail ... && fail=1` to the more robust `returns_ 1 ...` construct which detects segfaults etc. * NEWS: Document the fix.
2016-11-09tail: ensure -f --retry 'missing' handles truncationPádraig Brady
* src/tail.c (tail_forever): The BLOCKING optimization is only enabled for non regular files (which can't be truncated), so ensure we don't enable that unless we've a valid file descriptor. * tests/tail-2/retry.sh: Add a test case. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix.
2016-11-09tail: avoid outputting repeated data with remote filesPádraig Brady
* src/tail.c (tail_forever): Only read up to st_size on network file systems to avoid the issue with a stale attribute cache returning a smaller st_size than we have already read(). The was seen with glusterfs at least and caused the complete file to be repeatedly output due to assuming the file was truncated in this case. * NEWS: Mention the fix.
2016-11-08tail: terminate when following pipes and untailable non pipesPádraig Brady
* src/tail.c (ignore_pipe_or_fifo): Mark the descriptor as -1 for pipes so that any_live_files() detects correctly that the entry is no longer live. * tests/tail-2/pipe-f.sh: Add a test case. * NEWS: Mention the fix. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/24903 which was detected using Symbolic Execution techniques developed in the course of the SYMBIOSYS research project at COMSYS, RWTH Aachen University.
2016-11-07date: add %q to output the quarter of the yearPádraig Brady
* doc/coreutils.texi (date invocation): Document %q. * src/date.c (usage): Likewise. * tests/misc/date.pl: Add a test case. * cfg.mk (sc_strftime_check): Adjust to allow %q. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2016-11-05stat: make --format=%N honor the QUOTING_STYLE env varPádraig Brady
* doc/coreutils.texi (stat invocation): Describe the QUOTING_STYLE values now supported. * src/stat.c (getenv_quoting_style): A new function called from main, that sets the default quoting style for quotearg. (main): Call getenv_quoting_style() when %N specified. * tests/misc/stat-fmt.sh: Add a test case. * NEWS: Mention the improvement. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/23422
2016-10-26md5sum,sha*sum: fix --ignore-missing with checksums starting with 00Pádraig Brady
* NEWS: Mention the fix. * src/md5sum.c (digest_file): Add a new MISSING parameter to return whether the file was missing, separately from the digest. * tests/misc/md5sum.pl: Add a test case. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/24795
2016-10-04rm: disallow --n alias for --no-preserve-rootPádraig Brady
* src/rm.c (main): Ensure the full --no-preserve-root option is specified, rather than allowing --n etc. * tests/rm/r-root.sh: Add a test case. * NEWS: Mention the change in behavior. Improved by Jim Meyering. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/24604
2016-09-28tail: -F now always processes initially untailable filesPádraig Brady
which was not the case when inotify was not available. * src/tail.c (any_live_files): Simplify, since the IGNORE flag is now only set when a file should be ignored indefinitely. (recheck): Only output the "giving up on name" message when that's actually the case. Only set the IGNORE flag when ignoring a file indefinitely. (tail_file): Likewise. * tests/tail-2/retry.sh: Add a test case. Also run all existing test cases with and without inotify. NEWS: Mention the fix. THANKS.in: Add the reporter. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/24495 which was detected using Symbolic Execution techniques developed in the course of the SYMBIOSYS research project at COMSYS, RWTH Aachen University.
2016-09-19ls: fix %%b format and precompute morePaul Eggert
The old code mishandled --time-spec='+%%b', as it misinterpreted the '%b' as being the month abbreviation. Also, it mishandled the extremely unlikely case of a month abbreviation containing '%'. The performance part of this patch sped up 'ls' by about 1% on my little benchmark of 'ls -lR' on the source directory in the en_US.UTF-8 locale (Fedora 24 x86-64). * NEWS: Document the bug fix. * src/ls.c (first_percent_b, abformat_init): New static functions. (ABFORMAT_SIZE): New constant. (use_abformat): New static var. (abmon, required_mon_width): Remove these static vars. (abmon_init): Now accepts a pointer to abmon, and returns a boolean. All callers changed. Reject month abbrs containing '%', as these would mess up strftime. Simplify mbsalign result checking, since (size_t) -1 exceeds ABFORMAT_SIZE. (abformat_init, align_nstrftime): Precompute all 24 formats at startup, rather than computing a format for each time stamp. (decode_switches): Call abformat_init instead of abmon_init. (align_nstrftime): Accept recentness bool instead of format. All callers changed. * tests/misc/time-style.sh: Test for format with '%%b'.
2016-09-08date: add '--debug' optionAssaf Gordon
Usage example: date --debug -d 'now + 3 days' Print parsing and debugging information to stderr when using date's -d/--date option. See: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2016-01/msg00076.html * src/date.c (main): Add '--debug' option, enable debugging in gnulib's parse-datetime.y module. * tests/misc/date.pl: Repeat tests with '--debug' enable, ensure no regression. * tests/misc/date-debug.sh: Test output of '--debug' option. * tests/local.mk: Add above test. * NEWS: Mention new option. * doc/coreutils.texi: Likewise.
2016-09-07factor: reinstate immediate output with interactive usePádraig Brady
* src/factor.c (lbuf_putc): Only buffer more than a line when not using the tool interactively. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix. Fixes http://pad.lv/1620139
2016-09-07ls: allow interruption when reading slow directoriesKamil Dudka
Postpone installation of signal handlers until they're needed. That is right before the first escape sequence is printed. * src/ls.c (signal_setup): A new function refactored from main() to set and restore signal handlers. (main): Move signal handler setup to put_indicator() so that the default signal handling is untouched as long as possible. Adjusted condition for restoring signal handlers to reflect the change. (put_indicator): Install signal handlers if called for the very first time. It uses the same code that was in main() prior to this commit. * NEWS: Mention the improvement. See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1365933 Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/24232
2016-08-18cp: with --parents --no-preserve=mode don't copy dir permsPádraig Brady
* src/cp.c (make_dir_parents_private): Use default permissions for created directories when --no-preserve=mode is specified. * tests/cp/cp-parents.sh: Add a test case. * NEWS: Mention the fix. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/24251
2016-08-03df: improve performance with many mount pointsPhilipp Thomas
Use hash table for seaching in filter_mount_list() and get_dev() This improves performance for 20K mount entries from: real 0m1.731s user 0m0.532s sys 0m1.188s to: real 0m1.066s user 0m0.028s sys 0m1.032s * src/df.c (devlist_table): Define hash table. (devlist_hash): Add hash function. (devlist_compare): Add hash comparison function. (devlist_for_dev): Add lookup function. (devlist_free): Add cleanup function. (filter_mount_list): Use the above hash table. While at it, rename the variable 'devlist' to 'seen_dev' for better readability. (me_for_dev): Use the above lookup function. NEWS: Mention the improvement. THANKS.in: Remove the committer; add original submitter Josef Cejka.
2016-07-18sort: make -h work with -k and blank used as thousands separatorKamil Dudka
* src/sort.c (traverse_raw_number): Allow to skip only one occurrence of thousands_sep to avoid finding the unit in the next column in case thousands_sep matches as blank and is used as column delimiter. * tests/misc/sort-h-thousands-sep.sh: Add regression test for this bug. * tests/local.mk: Reference the test. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix. Reported at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1355780 Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/24015
2016-07-08install: with -Z, set default SELinux context for created directoriesKamil Dudka
* doc/coreutils.texi (install invocation): Update -Z documentation. * src/install.c (make_ancestor): Set default security context before calling mkdir() if the -Z option is given. (process_dir): Call restorecon() on the destination directory if the -Z option is given. (usage): Update -Z documentation. * tests/install/install-Z-selinux.sh: A new test for 'install -Z -D' and 'install -Z -d' based on tests/mkdir/restorecon.sh. * tests/local.mk: Reference the test. * NEWS: Mention the improvement. Reported at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1339135 Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/23868
2016-06-29stty: fix sane setting of susp to ^z on SolarisPádraig Brady
* src/stty.c: Disable setting of "swtch" to ^z as that conflicts with and disables using ^z as "susp". * NEWS: Mention the bug fix. Reported and tested by Rich Burridge at: http://bugs.gnu.org/23866
2016-06-26all: update gnulib submodule and tests/init.sh to latestPádraig Brady
* gnulib: Update to latest. * NEWS: Specifically mention the fts readdir() fix and reindent to standard indentation. * tests/init.sh: Update from gnulib.
2016-06-24yes: handle short writesPádraig Brady
* src/yes.c (main): Loop over the write buffer to handle the case where write may write less than requested. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix. Reported by Paul Eggert.
2016-05-14nl: reset numbering for each sectionKOBAYASHI Takashi
* NEWS: Mention the bug fix. * src/nl.c (proc_body, proc_footer): Reset numbering here too. * doc/coreutils.texi (nl invocation): Adjust for behavior change. * tests/misc/nl.sh: Add a test case.
2016-05-12stat,tail: add support for the SMB2 remote file systemPádraig Brady
* stc/stat.c (human_fstype): Add file system ID definition, and use "smb2" as the name. * NEWS (Improvements): Mention the change. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/23516
2016-04-24seq: detect and report I/O errors immediatelyAssaf Gordon
Ensure I/O errors are detected (and terminate seq), preventing seq from infloop (or running for long time with a large range) upon write errors or ignored SIGPIPE. Examples: seq 1 inf > /dev/full (seq_fast) seq 1.1 0.1 inf >/dev/full (print_numbers) * src/seq.c (io_error): A new function to diagnose appropriate stdio errors and exit the program with failure status. (seq_fast, print_numbers): Explicitly check for write errors and terminate the program with diagnostic. * tests/misc/seq-io-errors.sh: Test error detection with /dev/full. * tests/misc/seq-epipe.sh: Test error detection with broken pipes. * tests/local.mk: Add new tests. * NEWS: Mention the fix.
2016-04-22stat,tail: add support for Windows Subsystem for LinuxPádraig Brady
* src/stat.c (human_fstype): Add file system ID definition, and use "wslfs" as the name. * NEWS (Improvements): Mention the change. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/23273
2016-04-14seq: do not allow NaN argumentsBernhard Voelker
* src/seq.c (isnan): Define macro. (scan_arg): Add check if the given argument is NaN, and exit with a proper error diagnostic in such a case. (usage): Document it. * tests/misc/seq.pl: Add tests. * doc/coreutils.texi (seq invocation): Document the change. * NEWS (Changes in behavior): Mention the change.
2016-04-14seq: do not allow 0 as increment valueBernhard Voelker
* src/seq.c (main): Exit with an error diagnostic when the given step value is Zero. (usage): Document it. * doc/coreutils.texi (seq invocation): Likewise. * tests/misc/seq.pl: Add tests. * NEWS (Changes in behavior): Mention the change. Reported by Маренков Евгений in: http://bugs.gnu.org/23110
2016-04-14stat,tail: add support for M1FSYigal Korman
* src/stat.c (human_fstype): Add file system ID definition. * NEWS (Improvements): Mention the change, moving the previously added "prl_fs" change note from "Changes in behavior" to here. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/23283
2016-03-31stat: report type for "prl_fs" file systemsPádraig Brady
* src/stat.c (human_fstype): Identify the parallels file system. Also tag as remote so that tail(1) doesn't use inotify, which fails to detect changes made outside a VM. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/23143
2016-03-17date ls pr: fix time zone abbrs on SysV platformsPaul Eggert
The problematic code computed a struct tm in one time zone, and then printed it or converted it to a string in another. To be portable the same time zone needs to be used for both operations. On GNU platforms this is not an issue, but incorrect output can be generated on System V style platforms like AIX where time zone abbreviations are available only in the 'tzname' global variable. Problem reported by Assaf Gordon in: http://bugs.gnu.org/23035 * NEWS: Document the bug. * src/date.c (show_date): * src/ls.c (long_time_expected_width, print_long_format): * src/pr.c (init_header): * src/stat.c (human_time): Use localtime_rz instead of localtime, so that the time zone information is consistent for both localtime and time-formatting functions like fprintftime and nstrftime. For 'stat' this change is mostly just a code cleanup but it also causes stat to also print nanoseconds when printing time stamps that are out of localtime range, as this is more consistent with what other programs do. For programs other than 'stat' this fixes bugs with time zone formats that use %Z. * src/du.c, src/pr.c (localtz): New static var. (main): Initialize it. * src/du.c (show_date): New time zone argument, so that localtime and fprintftime use the same time zone information. All callers changed. * tests/misc/time-style.sh: New file. * tests/local.mk (all_tests): Add it. * tests/misc/date.pl: Test alphabetic time zone abbreviations.
2016-03-09build: update gnulib submodule to latestEric Blake
Mainly for: *bdb72bc6 set-permissions: fix compilation on Cygwin * bootstrap: Sync with gnulib. * gl/lib/regcomp.c.diff: Regenerate against latest gnulib.
2016-02-23all: be less strict about usage if POSIX 2008Paul Eggert
sort, tail, and uniq now support traditional usage like 'sort +2' and 'tail +10' on systems conforming to POSIX 1003.1-2008 and later. * NEWS: Document this. * doc/coreutils.texi (Standards conformance, tail invocation) (sort invocation, uniq invocation, touch invocation): Document new behavior, or behavior's dependence on POSIX 1003.1-2001. * src/sort.c (struct keyfield.traditional_used): Rename from obsolete_used, since implementations are now allowed to support it. All uses changed. (main): Allow traditional usage if _POSIX2_VERSION is 200809. * src/tail.c (parse_obsolete_option): Distinguish between traditional usage (which POSIX 2008 and later allows) and obsolete (which it still does not). * src/uniq.c (strict_posix2): New function. (main): Allow traditional usage if _POSIX2_VERSION is 200809. * tests/misc/tail.pl: Test for new behavior.
2016-02-15stty: fix translated --help so the gettext header is not printedGöran Uddeborg
* src/stty.c (usage): Remove an erroneous call to translate an empty string, added in commit v8.23-112-g564f84a, which results in the gettext header being printed for translated languages. * THANKS.in: Remove the now committer. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix.
2016-01-20maint: post-release administriviaPádraig Brady
* NEWS: Add header line for next release. * .prev-version: Record previous version. * cfg.mk (old_NEWS_hash): Auto-update.
2016-01-20version 8.25Pádraig Brady
* NEWS: Record release date.
2016-01-19tail: disable inotify with only non existent filesPádraig Brady
tests/tail-2/F-headers.sh and test/tail-2/retry.sh fail on on remote file systems due to tail going into inotify mode due to not being able to determine the remoteness of the non existent files. * src/tail.c (any_non_remote_file): A new function used to disable inotify when there are no open files, as we can't determine remoteness in that case. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix.
2016-01-18all: don't unconditionally use leaf optimization for NFSPádraig Brady
* gnulib: Update to latest where the only change is to not unconditionally enable leaf optimization for fts on NFS, as it was seen to abort() with some NFS servers as per: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1299169 This affects utilities that traverse directories like cp, rm, chmod etc. * NEWS: Adjust the improvement message to leave only XFS.
2016-01-13maint: fix old spelling mistakes in NEWSPádraig Brady
* NEWS: s/descendent/descendant/; s/indiscriminite/indiscriminate/. * cfg.mk (old_NEWS_hash): Update via `make update-NEWS-hash`.
2016-01-13mv: fix data loss with repeated source dir and same destinationPádraig Brady
commit v8.23-31-g90aa291 failed to consider this case, where the previous rename has failed, thus causing the following to remove the specified directory: mv dir dir dir * src/copy.c (copy_internal): Assume this rename attempt has succeeded, as a previous failure will already have been handled, and we don't want to remove the source directory in this case. * tests/cp/duplicate-sources.sh: Consolidate this test file to... * tests/mv/dup-source.sh: ...here. Add test cases for same source and dest. * tests/local.mk: Remove the consolidated test. * NEWS: Mention the bug fix. Reported at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1297464
2016-01-13wc: avoid ambiguous output with '\n' in file namesPádraig Brady
* src/wc.c (write_counts): Shell escape the file name if it contains '\n' so only a single line per file is output. * tests/misc/wc-files0.sh: Add a test case. * NEWS: Mention the improvement.
2016-01-13numfmt: add the -z,--zero-terminated optionAssaf Gordon
* doc/coreutils.texi (numfmt invocation): Reference the description. * src/numfmt.c: Parameterize '\n' references. * tests/misc/numfmt.pl: Add tests for character and field processing. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2016-01-13paste: add the -z,--zero-terminated optionPádraig Brady
* doc/coreutils.texi (paste invocation): Reference -z description. * src/paste.c (main): Parameterize the use of '\n'. * tests/misc/paste.pl: Add test cases. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2016-01-13comm: add the -z,--zero-terminated optionPádraig Brady
* doc/coreutils.texi (comm invocation): Reference option description. * src/comm.c (main): Use readlinebuffer_delim() to support a parameterized delimiter. * tests/misc/comm.pl: Add test cases. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2016-01-13tac: support an empty (NUL) --separatorPádraig Brady
* doc/coreutils.texi (tac invocation): Mention the NUL delineation with an empty --separator. * src/tac.c (main): Allow an empty separator when -r not specified. * tests/misc/tac.pl: Add test cases. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/8103
2016-01-13cut: add the -z,--zero-terminated optionPádraig Brady
* doc/coreutils.texi (cut invocation): Reference the description. * src/cut.c: Parameterize '\n' references. * tests/misc/cut.pl: Add tests for character and field processing. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2016-01-13head,tail: add the -z,--zero-terminated optionRichard Russon
* doc/coreutils.texi: Reference the option description. * src/head.c: Parameterize the delimiter character. * src/tail.c: Likewise. * tests/misc/head.pl: Add test case. * tests/misc/tail.pl: Likewise. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2016-01-13join,sort,uniq: with -z, treat '\n' as a field separatorPádraig Brady
* NEWS: Mention the change in behavior. * doc/coreutils.texi (newlineFieldSeparator): A new description, referenced from ({join,sort,uniq} invocation). * src/system.h (field_sep): A new inline function to determine if a character is a field separator. * src/join.c (usage): s/whitespace/blank/ to be more accurate wrt which characters are field separators. (xfields): s/isblank/field_sep/. * src/sort.c (inittables): Likewise. * src/uniq.c (find_field): Likewise. * tests/misc/join.pl: Adjust -z test, and add a test/example for processing the whole record with field processing. * tests/misc/sort.pl: Add -z test cases, including case with '\n'. * tests/misc/uniq.pl: Add -z -f test case with \n.
2016-01-06stty: support [-]drain setting to control waiting for pending TxPádraig Brady
Instead of commit v8.24-132-g5171bef which only provides control to disable this behavior (with -I), provide the symmetrical "[-]drain" special setting. * src/stty.c (main): Parse the [-]drain setting instead of -I, and treat like a global option. (usage): Adjust accordingly. * tests/misc/stty.sh: Test "drain" with and without options. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2016-01-04stty: support -I, --immediate to not wait for pending transmissionPádraig Brady
In some cases an initial drain may block indefinitely as discussed at: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2016-01/msg00007.html * src/stty.c (main): Use TCSANOW rather than TCSADRAIN if -I specified. (usage): Document the new option. * doc/coreutils.texi (stty invocation): Likewise. * tests/misc/stty.sh: Ensure -I is supported. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
2016-01-03install: fix relative copies to absolute directory with -DPádraig Brady
* src/install.c (mkancesdirs_safe_wd): Unconditionally restore the current working directory when possibly called multiple times (from install_file_in_dir()). * tests/install/create-leading.sh: Add a test case. * NEWS: Mention the fix. Fixes http://bugs.gnu.org/21497
2016-01-01maint: update all copyright year number rangesPádraig Brady
Run "make update-copyright" and then... * gnulib: Update to latest with copyright year adjusted. * tests/init.sh: Sync with gnulib to pick up copyright year. * bootstrap: Likewise. * tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
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