coreutils/doc/coreutils.texi, branch v7.3Mirror of https://https.git.savannah.gnu.org/git/coreutils.git/
https://git.shady.money/coreutils/atom?h=v7.32009-04-10T10:50:14Zdoc: fix a typo: s/is a is a/is a/2009-04-10T10:50:14ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2009-04-10T10:50:14Zurn:sha1:0523f45f668ae09778f171c34e4f1f0c8360be82
* doc/coreutils.texi (Putting the tools together): Fix typo.
shred,sort,shuf: don't use /dev/urandom by default2009-04-07T18:01:46ZPádraig BradyP@draigBrady.com2009-04-06T07:42:15Zurn:sha1:af5723c71e3efbfe60266162ebb5d07b45d72725
Suggestion from Steven Schveighoffer at:
http://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?6797
to greatly speed up the random passes done by shred.
* gl/lib/randread.c: Default to using the internal
pseudorandom generator, rather than reading /dev/urandom
* src/shred.c (usage): remove mention of /dev/urandom
* src/shuf.c (usage); ditto
* src/sort.c (usage): ditto
* doc/coreutils.text: Document the new behaviour
for aquiring random data.
doc: add missing documentation for some SELinux options2009-04-07T17:53:51ZPádraig BradyP@draigBrady.com2009-04-06T18:21:51Zurn:sha1:e22f096d109ea1deb370888fc79ce6496ffc6a1b
* doc/coreutils.texi (ls invocation): Describe the --context (-Z) option
(install invocation): Describe the --preserve-context and -Z options
(id invocation): Describe the --context (-Z) option
(mkdir invocation): ditto
(mknod invocation): ditto
(mkfifo invocation): ditto
* TODO: remove the todo item
pwd: support -L and -P2009-03-25T12:33:32ZEric Blakeebb9@byu.net2009-03-23T20:48:19Zurn:sha1:9b4aa5e268da5980f63a1c47c2cd7ba04ad4a394
* src/pwd.c (longopts): New variable.
(logical_getcwd): New function.
(main): Use it.
(usage): Document new options.
* doc/coreutils.texi (pwd invocation): Likewise.
* NEWS: Likewise.
* TODO (pwd): Mark it done.
* tests/misc/pwd-option: New file.
* tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add test.
* THANKS: Update.
Reported by Paul D. Smith, in savannah bug 24949.
doc: update suffix regex in version sort2009-03-25T11:28:03ZOndřej Vašíkovasik@redhat.com2009-03-25T11:04:11Zurn:sha1:53191d01e23d05f42d0d90abe07b18aae7c50b3a
* doc/coreutils.texi: Reflect current filevercmp regex.
tests: add another sort/nmerge test2009-03-18T20:44:45ZPaul Eggerteggert@CS.UCLA.EDU2009-03-09T21:56:13Zurn:sha1:f31ea18146a686d1ce838a9b6e6785cbfae35bbf
* tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add sort-merge-fdlimit.
* tests/misc/sort-merge-fdlimit: New file.
* doc/coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Document that we now silently
lower nmerge if necessary.
Patch by Paul Eggert, Nima Nikzad, Max Chang, Alexander Nguyen,
Sahil Amoli, and Nick Graham.
doc: update "version sort" documentation2009-03-13T11:20:06ZKamil Dudkakdudka@redhat.com2009-02-25T09:10:36Zurn:sha1:558525592b23ca54ea8f83d160836ef8a3f00729
* doc/coreutils.texi: Reflect current filevercmp behavior.
cp: make -a option preserve xattrs, but with reduced diagnostics2009-03-11T16:32:44ZOndřej Vašíkovasik@redhat.com2009-03-11T15:08:20Zurn:sha1:c160afe902c07f5052dbd97c726a997db7fa20c0
* copy.c (copy_attr_by_fd): Reduce xattr diagnostics for 'cp -a'.
(copy_attr_by_name): Likewise.
* cp.c (main): Preserve xattrs with -a option, when possible.
* doc/coreutils.texi: Document that xattrs are preserved with
cp -a, with no added diagnostics.
* NEWS: Mention the change.
* tests/misc/xattr: Add tests for 'cp --preserve=all' and 'cp -a'.
doc: describe dd's status=noxref option2009-02-22T09:26:22ZAndrew Churchachurch@achurch.org2009-02-22T09:25:01Zurn:sha1:de13679b327ee8f07f7cb9f37c043969abc29b1d
* doc/coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Describe status=noxref.
doc: dd: document that the default block size is 512 bytes2009-02-19T11:45:18ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2009-02-19T11:35:58Zurn:sha1:0c91ae335d45250ed9024ededd36aac40e071d7b
* src/dd.c (usage): Document the default block size.
* doc/coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Document that the default
block size (bs, ibs, obs) is 512 bytes.
Reported by Petr Uzel.