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2003-08-01(Options for date): Fix a typo in format: it's now %d not %_d. Add URLs.Jim Meyering
(Time directives, Options for date, Examples of date): Add --rfc-2822 option to GNU date.
2003-07-29(tail invocation): Restore two end-of-sentenceJim Meyering
words that were mistakenly removed on 2002-09-13.
2003-07-28(dd invocation): Explain that a SIGUSR1 signalJim Meyering
makes dd give a progress report to stderr.
2003-07-26Document changes of 2003-07-24.Jim Meyering
2003-07-24(su invocation): Use `@subsection', not invalid `@heading'.Jim Meyering
2003-07-20wc count field widths now are heuristically adjusted dependingJim Meyering
on the input size, if known. If only one count is printed, it is guaranteed to be printed without leading spaces. Previously, wc did not align the count fields if POSIXLY_CORRECT was set, but POSIX did not actually require this undesirable behavior, so it has been removed. * doc/coreutils.texi (wc invocation): Likewise.
2003-07-18(expr invocation): Exit status is 2 if theJim Meyering
expression is syntactically invalid, 3 if there is some other error. This change is for conformance to POSIX.
2003-07-15(uname invocation): Explain the POSIX terminology behind uname -m and uname -s.Jim Meyering
2003-07-13(nohup invocation): Tell what happens when stdout is not a terminal.Jim Meyering
Based on a suggestion from Steven Mocking.
2003-07-13Use @code, not (nonexistent) @function.Jim Meyering
2003-07-13(chown invocation): Warn that chownJim Meyering
now clears set-user-ID and set-group-ID bits on some systems.
2003-07-10(Standards conformance): Mention that uses likeJim Meyering
`tail -1' and `head -1', like `sort +1', are non conforming. (chown invocation): Say that using `.' as a separator may not work.
2003-06-25(Time directives) [%s]: Add a cross reference to the related examples.Jim Meyering
(Examples of date): Add an @anchor here, along with a few more examples.
2003-06-12Also change `lines' to `newlines'.Jim Meyering
2003-06-12(wc invocation): Tweak wording: wc prints them inJim Meyering
the order `line, word, byte'. Suggestion from Keith M. Briggs.
2003-05-14(head invocation): Document --bytes=-N and --lines=-N.Jim Meyering
2003-05-14(uniq invocation, squeezing, The uniq command):Jim Meyering
Use "repeated" rather than "duplicate" to describe adjacent duplicates; this simplifies the description and makes it more consistent with POSIX. (uniq invocation): Make it clear that -d and -u suppress the output of lines, rather than cause some lines to be output. Mention what happens if a line lacks enough fields or characters.
2003-05-13(true invocation): Mention that it is possible toJim Meyering
make true --help or true --version (in non-POSIX mode) exit nonzero.
2003-05-10(More details about version sort): Note that strverscmp, and henceJim Meyering
`ls -v', does not use LC_COLLATE.
2003-05-10(Exit status): Remove `uniq' from the list. It uses standard exit codes.Jim Meyering
2003-04-23Fix printf POSIX compatibility bug reported by Ben Harris inJim Meyering
<http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2003-04/msg00070.html>. (printf invocation): It's \NNN in the format, \0NNN in the %b operand.
2003-04-10(readlink invocation): Tweak description a little.Jim Meyering
2003-04-02(false invocation): Note that false exitsJim Meyering
unsuccessfully even with --help and --version.
2003-03-27(sort invocation): Describe sort's --stable (-s) option.Jim Meyering
2003-03-27tiny spelling fixJim Meyering
2003-03-27(printf invocation): Fix formatting bugs.Jim Meyering
2003-03-13tweak wordingJim Meyering
2003-03-13(shred invocation): Mention that --exactJim Meyering
is now the default for non-regular files.
2003-03-02tweak wording in last changeJim Meyering
2003-03-02(Exit status): New section.Jim Meyering
2003-02-21(stat invocation): Describe %B.Jim Meyering
2003-02-21(du invocation): Document --apparent-size.Jim Meyering
Adjust documentation of --bytes (-b).
2003-02-07Use @command instead of @code for program names.Jim Meyering
2003-02-06Adjust alignment and mention `file, text, shell'Jim Meyering
on the `* Coreutils:...' dirently line. From Karl Berry.
2003-02-05put POSIX back in direntry description of cksumJim Meyering
2003-02-05Use new form of @direntry.Jim Meyering
Put unlink in its proper place. Adjust wording in some dir entry descriptions, mainly so they fit in 80 columns. Don't use mark-up like @acronym{POSIX} in direntries.
2003-01-25(cut invocation): Describe new functionality of --output-delimiter=STR.Jim Meyering
2003-01-24Tweak mysql output to match input :-) From Jan.Jim Meyering
2003-01-24*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2003-01-24Change each use of `Core-utils' to `Coreutils'.Jim Meyering
2003-01-24(Formatting file timestamps): Fix typo: s/%M:S/%M:%S/.Jim Meyering
2003-01-24(The cut command): Extend the new example a little.Jim Meyering
2003-01-24(The cut command): Give an example of using cut -cJim Meyering
with an output delimiter. From Jan Nieuwenhuizen.
2003-01-19(Which files are listed): Document new option:Jim Meyering
--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir.
2003-01-16(Which files are listed, General output formatting): Undo last change.Jim Meyering
2003-01-15(General output formatting): Reflect option name change:Jim Meyering
s/--dereference-command-line/--dereference-command-line-symlink-to-dir/. Say that this option changes how ls treats only symlinks to directories specified on the command line.
2003-01-09Document readlink.Jim Meyering
2002-12-14(mknod invocation): Specify how major and minor mode numbers are interpreted.Jim Meyering
2002-12-06add a FIXME commentJim Meyering
2002-11-13(Examples of expr): Remove bogus `^'s.Jim Meyering