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2006-09-26[ChangeLog]Paul Eggert
* NEWS: "groups user" no longer outputs "user :"; you need at least two users. "groups" now processes options like --help more compatibly. * src/groups.sh: Implement the option-processing change. Handle user and group names with special characters more robustly. Report write errors instead of exiting silently with status 1. [doc/ChangeLog] * coreutils.texi (groups invocation): "groups" no longer prefixes the output with "user :" unless more than one user is specified.
2006-09-19* coreutils.texi (Disk usage): Clarify intro. Problem reported by Van Ly.Paul Eggert
2006-09-19(cp invocation): Clarify cp -i a bit more.Paul Eggert
2006-09-19* coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Say that -i and -f arePaul Eggert
independent. Clarify -i's behavior.
2006-09-08tail now ignores the -f option if POSIXLY_CORRECT is set,Paul Eggert
no file operand is given, and standard input is any FIFO.
2006-09-03(Treating / specially): --preserve-root isPaul Eggert
now the default for rm. (rm invocation): Likewise. Also, document that you can't remove `.' or `..'. Use the POSIX term "root directory" rather than the more-ambiguous "file system root".
2006-08-22* aclocal.m4, config.hin, configure:Paul Eggert
Remove from CVS, since ./bootstrap generates them automatically. * .cvsignore: Add INSTALL, Makefile.in, *.cache, *.lineno, *.log. Remove more-specific entries. This catches files like configure.lineno. * man/.cvsignore: Add Makefile.in. * src/.cvsignore: Add Makefile.in. Remove .version, dir.c, install, mvdir, stamp-v, vdir.c, version.c. For .cvsignore file under the tests directory: Add Makefile.in. Sort entries if necessary. Remove *.I, *.E, *.X, *.O, *-tests, build-script, mk-script if they're never created in this directory. * build-aux/.cvsignore: New file. * doc/.cvsignore: Add Makefile.in, coreutils.html, coreutils.pdf, coreutils.ps, coreutils.tps. Remove coreutils.cm (dunno what it is, but the makefile doesn't mention it). Remove coreutils.info as it is subsumed by coreutils.info*. * lib/.cvsignore: Add Makefile.in, getdate.tab.h. Remove stat.c, sysexit.h. * m4/.cvsignore: Remove Makefile, dev-ino.m4, glibc2.m4, intdiv0.m4, inttypes-h.m4, inttypes-pri.m4, jm-glibc-io.m4, lcmessage.m4, lock.m4, printf-posix.m4, same-inode.m4, size_max.m4, uintmax_t.m4, ulonglong.m4, visibility.m4, xsize.m4. Many of these are put in automatically by ../bootstrap, but that's a bootstrap bug that I plan to fix shortly. * po/.cvsignore: More ../bootstrap-related fixes, plus remove old cruft. Add *.po, LINGUAS, Makevars. Remove *.cat, *.msg, cat-id-dbl.c, messages.mo, stamp-cat-id.
2006-08-22* .cvsignore: Add files that are now generated by ../bootstrap.Jim Meyering
2006-08-21Add a bootstrap procedure, so that the CVS version contains fewerPaul Eggert
files and we bootstrap the rest from gnulib, gettext, etc. * README-cvs: New file. * bootstrap: New file. * bootstrap.conf: New file. * .x-sc_trailing_blank: Remove config-log, .gdb-history. Add .po. * configure.ac (AC_PREREQ): Move here from m4/*.m4, for benefit of gnulib-tool. (gl_DEFAULT_POSIX2_VERSION, gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS, gl_PERL): (gl_IGNORE_UNUSED_LIBRARIES): Remove; now done by gnulib. (gl_EARLY): Add. (gl_MACROS): Call just after gl_EARLY, just for clarity. * src/c99-to-c98.diff: Remove patch to ls.c; no longer needed. * src/kill.c (strtoimax): Remove decl. * src/ls.c: Include "wcwidth.h" instead of rolling it ourselves. * src/wc.c: Likewise. * src/ls.c (sort_files): Rewrite to avoid need for C99-style declaration, so that we don't need to patch this file. * src/printf.c (strtoimax, strtoumax): Remove decls. * src/su.c: Include getpass.h. (getpass): remove. * src/system.h: Include mempcpy.h, stpcpy.h, strpbrk.h. Include inttypes.h unconditionally; remove decls it handles. * lib/Makefile.am: include gnulib.mk, so that we can remove most of this file. (AM_CPPFLAGS): Don't mention -I$(srcdir), since that's now done for us. (noinst_LIBRARIES, LDDADD, DEFS): Remove. (libcoreutils_a_SOURCES): Trim down greatly, just to the files that aren't in gnulib. Remove defns gnulib does for us. * m4/check-decl.m4 (gl_CHECK_DECLS): Don't include stdio.h, string.h, stdlib.h, unistd.h, sys/time.h, time.h. Use AC_CHECK_DECLS_ONCE for free, getenv, geteuid, getlogin, getuid, lseek, malloc, memchr, realloc. Don't check for getutent, memrchr, nanosleep, stpcpy, strndup, strnlen, strstr, strtoul, strtoull. (_gl_DECL_HEADERS): Remove; all uses removed. * m4/jm-macros.m4 (gl_MACROS): Move AC_PREREQ into configure.ac for the benefit of gnulib-tool. Call gl_INIT. Do not call or require macros that gnulib will handle for us. Don't check for fchmod, hasmntopt, isascii, lchown, listmntent, mempcpy, realpath, wcrtomb, tzset. (gl_CHECK_ALL_HEADERS): Don't check for sys/statvfs.h, sys/vfs.h, sys/mount.h. (gl_CHECK_ALL_TYPES): Require AC_TYPE_UNSIGNED_LONG_LONG_INT. Don't check for struct stat.st_blksize. Don't require AC_STRUCT_ST_DM_MODE, gt_TYPE_SSIZE_T, gl_AC_TYPE_UINT32_T, gl_AC_TYPE_UINTMAX_T, gl_AC_TYPE_UINTPTR_T, gl_AC_TYPE_UNSIGNED_LONG_LONG. * m4/prereq.m4 (gl_PREREQ): Require gl_FUNC_XFTS, gl_ROOT_DEV_INO. Don't require macros that gnulib does for us. * m4/stat-prog.m4 (cu_PREREQ_STAT_PROG): Don't check for sys/sysmacros.h. Don't check for statvfs. Use AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE for netinet/in.h, nfs/nfs_clnt.h, nfs/vfs.h. Don't require gl_AC_TYPE_LONG_LONG, gt_HEADER_INTTYPES_H.
2006-08-21Remove from CVS, since the bootstrap script generates them automatically.Paul Eggert
2006-08-19.Jim Meyering
2006-08-17* Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Reflect doclicense.texi->fdl.texi renaming.Jim Meyering
2006-08-17Add/fix copyright notices and adjust to latest GNU FDL.Paul Eggert
2006-08-16*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-08-15* NEWS: Mention that df exits with nonzero status if it generatesPaul Eggert
no output. This change was in 6.0 but inadvertently unmentioned. * doc/coreutils.texi (df invocation): df exits nonzero if it outpus nothing. * src/df.c (file_systems_processed): Renamed from n_valid_args, and now a boolean. (show_dev): Don't set it until we actually output something. Print the header if this is the first output. (main): Don't print a header, as that is now show_dev's job. * tests/misc/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add df. * tests/misc/df: New file.
2006-08-15.Jim Meyering
2006-08-09Regenerate.Paul Eggert
2006-08-09Warn about oflag=append without conv=notrunc.Paul Eggert
2006-08-09Regenerate.Paul Eggert
2006-08-08Add shuf, better random number generation, and fix sort -R inPaul Eggert
funny locales.
2006-08-08(shuf invocation, Random sources): New sections.Paul Eggert
(Operating on sorted files): Add shuf. (sort invocation, shred invocation): New option --random-source. (sort invocation): Fix typo: -R -> -r.
2006-07-28chmod 0755 DIR and chmod 755 DIR are now equivalent.Paul Eggert
2006-07-28(Changing Special Mode Bits): Clarify u+s versusPaul Eggert
a+s versus +s, and likewise for g+s. (Numeric Modes): Bring back example of 0055 == 55. 4755 no longer clears setgid bit on directories. (Directory Setuid and Setgid): Numeric modes now affect setuid and setgid on directories only if they set these bits. This is so that leading 0 has no effect on numeric modes.
2006-07-28(install invocation, mkdir invocation):Paul Eggert
Add cross-references to Directory Setuid and Setgid. (install-invocation): The default mode is no longer equivalent to 755.
2006-07-26* src/ls.c (print_color_indicator): Test for S_IFREG first, ratherJim Meyering
than having the code test for all of the other types first. Hoist the set-uid/gid-testing code "up" into this new block. Classify any other type of file (e.g., S_TYPEISSHM, etc.) as C_ORPHAN, not as C_FILE. * doc/coreutils.texi (What information is listed): Mention that missing pieces of information are marked with "?". From Paul Eggert.
2006-07-25(Directory Setuid and Setgid): Explain that this is aPaul Eggert
GNU extension, and that other systems behave differently here.
2006-07-23(Mode Structure, Symbolic Modes, Numeric Modes): Be more carefulPaul Eggert
about distinguishing file mode bits from permissions bits, and about execute versus search permission. The FreeBSD command is chflags, not chrflags.
2006-07-22(Mode Structure): The restricted deletion flagPaul Eggert
restricts only unprivileged users.
2006-07-22(What information is listed): Clarify that the restricted deletionPaul Eggert
flag is another name for the sticky bit.
2006-07-17Regenerate.Paul Eggert
2006-07-17chmod, install, and mkdir now leave setgid and setuid bitsPaul Eggert
of directories alone unless you specify them explicitly. install and mkdir now implement X correctly. install now creates parent directories with mode 755, without changing their owner or group.
2006-07-17(Mode Structure): Modernize the explanation of thePaul Eggert
setuid and setgid bits on directories. (Changing Special Mode Bits): Mention that a implies both u and g for s. Cross reference to new node. (Numeric Modes): Don't claim that 0055 is the same as 55; this isn't true any more. Mention new node. 4755 is now like u=rwxs,go=rx,g-s, not like u=rwxs,go=rx. (Directory Setuid and Setgid): New node.
2006-07-17Change GNU to @acronym{GNU} in a few places.Paul Eggert
Use "set-user-ID" and "set-group-ID" a bit more consistently. Use "appropriate privileges" rather than "super-user" a bit more consistently. (install invocation): Parent directories are now 755 without uid or gid changing. The default mode is now 0755, not 755. (mkdir invocation): Rewrite the top-level usage description, since I couldn't easily follow the old one. It's now 3 lines not 8. For -m, describe file permission bits versus other bits, and note that mkdir is atomic if you don't mention special bits. (chmod invocation): Mention what chmod does to setgid and setuid bits.
2006-07-09Regenerate.Paul Eggert
2006-07-08* coreutils.texi (Squeezing): Separate doubled "the", so typo-checkersJim Meyering
don't complain.
2006-07-08* Makefile.am (check-texinfo): Enforce the zeros vs. zeroes consistency.Jim Meyering
2006-07-08* coreutils.texi: Fix some typos. Use `zeros' consistently (bothJim Meyering
`zeros' and `zeroes' are correct).
2006-07-01With no operand, 'tail -f' now silently ignores the '-f'Paul Eggert
only if standard input is a FIFO or pipe and POSIXLY_CORRECT is set.
2006-07-01(tail invocation): With no operand, 'tail -f' nowPaul Eggert
silently ignores the '-f' only if standard input is a FIFO or pipe and POSIXLY_CORRECT is set.
2006-07-01seq defaults to a minimal fixed point format that does not losePaul Eggert
information if seq's operands are all fixed point decimal numbers. You no longer need the `-f%.f' in `seq -f%.f 1048575 1024 1050623', for example, since the default format now has the same effect. seq now lets you use %a, %A, %E, %F, and %G formats. seq now uses long double internally rather than double.
2006-07-01(seq invocation): seq now uses long doublePaul Eggert
internally rather than double. It now defaults to a minimal fixed point format if possible. It lets you use %a, %A, %E, %F, %G. Don't assume printf doesn't work for numbers that fit in 64 but not 32 bits; typically they work these days. Improve discussion of large integers and update the rounding-error numbers.
2006-06-28* coreutils.texi (sort invocation): 'sort +1 -2' is now supportedPaul Eggert
even when conforming to POSIX 1003.1-2001.
2006-06-28(sort invocation): 'sort +1 -2' is now supportedPaul Eggert
even when conforming to POSIX 1003.1-2001, since this is a pure extension to POSIX.
2006-06-27* coreutils.texi (wc invocation): Remove ./ prefix from example.Jim Meyering
From Padraig Brady.
2006-06-26* coreutils.texi (wc invocation): Spell out `--files0-from' inJim Meyering
the example. Suggestion from Bob Proulx.
2006-06-26* coreutils.texi (wc invocation): Document new --files0-from option.Jim Meyering
2006-06-25(sleep invocation): Document that acceptingJim Meyering
multiple arguments and suffixes are extensions. Reported by Dan Jacobson.
2006-06-12(check-texinfo): Use $(_W) and $(W_) instead ofPaul Eggert
assuming grep -w (which is not portable).
2006-05-27*** empty log message ***Jim Meyering
2006-05-27Use `AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS' rather thanJim Meyering
overwriting `MAKEINFO', so that `missing' can do its job.