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2006-04-17*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-04-17(Input processing in ptx): Remove mention of theJim Meyering
default --ignore file, /usr/local/lib/eign. That file has never been used. Reported by Eric Blake.
2006-04-13(What information is listed): Document 'ls' type letters.Paul Eggert
2006-04-12(expr invocation): expr exit status is 3 only forPaul Eggert
internal errors now; 2 is also for invalid values in expressions.
2006-04-09Add 'hostid' to System context menu line.Paul Eggert
2006-04-09(Top): Fix typo in System context menu entry: hostid wasn't mentioned.Paul Eggert
2006-03-28(General options in ptx): Undocument --copyright.Jim Meyering
2006-03-28*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-03-27*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-03-27(dirname invocation): Macro in previous patch was too broad.Jim Meyering
2006-03-26.Jim Meyering
2006-03-26(basename invocation, dirname invocation):Jim Meyering
Improve documentation to match recent // patches.
2006-03-26*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-03-23nohup diagnostics are now more precise, and nohup nowPaul Eggert
redirects stderr to nohup.out if stdout is closed and stderr is a tty.
2006-03-23(nohup invocation): nohup now redirects stderr toPaul Eggert
nohup.out if stdout is closed and stderr is a tty.
2006-03-12.Jim Meyering
2006-03-06(dd invocation): New flags directory, nolinks.Paul Eggert
Alphabetize nofollow.
2006-02-27*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-02-27Add base64 section.Jim Meyering
2006-02-21(join invocation): Mention `sort -k 1b,1'.Paul Eggert
2006-02-20*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-02-20(rm invocation): Fix typo in last patch.Jim Meyering
(paste invocation): Fix whitespace.
2006-02-20*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-02-20(rm invocation): Document new -I option, and new --interactive behavior.Jim Meyering
2006-02-20.Jim Meyering
2006-02-12*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-02-12(Character sets): Don't say that an unknownJim Meyering
backslash-escape causes an error message -- it doesn't. Mention that `\' also removes any special significance, so is useful for [, ], *, -. Prompted by Richard Neill in http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=14937
2006-02-12(Character sets): Don't say that an unknownJim Meyering
backslash-escape causes an error message -- it doesn't.
2006-02-02(od invocation): Warn that -t a ignores the high order bit.Paul Eggert
2006-01-31(tail invocation): In the obsolete usage, thePaul Eggert
count is optional, so put square brackets around it.
2006-01-12.Jim Meyering
2006-01-04.Jim Meyering
2006-01-03(General date syntax): Invalid dates are rejected.Paul Eggert
(Time of day items): Mention the possibility of leap seconds. Problem reported by Dr. David Alan Gilbert.
2006-01-03Explain date %g, %G a bit better.Paul Eggert
2006-01-03Use @acronym around "ISO" uniformly.Paul Eggert
(Date conversion specifiers): Explain %g, %G, and %V a bit better.
2006-01-02*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-01-02(tail invocation): Say that --retryJim Meyering
is useful `mainly' (not `only') when following by name.
2006-01-02Fix typo in previous change.Paul Eggert
2006-01-02New approach to safer chmod.Paul Eggert
2006-01-02Clarify file mode bits versus file permission bits.Paul Eggert
2006-01-02Update copyright year.Paul Eggert
2006-01-02Clarify file mode bits versus file permission bits.Paul Eggert
(mkfifo invocation, mknod invocation): -m affects only file permission bits.
2005-12-29(sort invocation): Clarify that by default a blank is a space or a tab.Paul Eggert
2005-12-29(sort invocation): Clarify that a blank is a spacePaul Eggert
or a tab.
2005-12-21.Jim Meyering
2005-12-17*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2005-12-17(stat invocation) [--printf]: Describe new option.Jim Meyering
[--format]: Add example. Distinguish from --printf. Sort option descriptions.
2005-12-17.Jim Meyering
2005-12-17*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2005-12-17(ls): Clarify the Alternate Access Method description.Jim Meyering
(cp): Clarify that --preserve=mode also preserves acls.