coreutils/doc, branch v7.6Mirror of https://https.git.savannah.gnu.org/git/coreutils.git/
https://git.shady.money/coreutils/atom?h=v7.62009-09-10T14:28:50Zdoc: improve various BLOCKSIZE and SIZE help2009-09-10T14:28:50ZOndřej Vašíkovasik@redhat.com2009-09-10T11:33:41Zurn:sha1:b64d9b6d9e7fdc96614e3cbef001f8e078fe9588
* doc/coreutils.texi (multiplierSuffixes): Mention that
the suffix can be specified without a leading number
* src/split.c (usage): Refactor SIZE help to within a function
* src/truncate.c (usage): Likewise
* src/ls.c (usage): Likewise
* src/df.c (usage): Likewise. Also add a function with BLOCKSIZE help
* src/du.c (usage): Likewise.
* src/system.h: Define 2 functions to emit common help text
This was prompted by https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=511188
dd conv=unblock: print final newline consistently2009-09-10T10:25:04ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2009-09-09T14:48:02Zurn:sha1:0bbb9d7785957437182fc633b2d387cc51ee918e
* src/dd.c (dd_copy) [C_UNBLOCK]: Always print the final newline for
non-empty output, not just when output size is a multiple of cbs.
* doc/coreutils.texi (dd invocation) [conv=unblock]: Mention that dd
prints a newline after each output record, not just when replacing
trailing spaces.
Reported by Ulrich Drepper.
* tests/dd/unblock: New file. Test for this.
* tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add it.
* NEWS (Bug fixes): Mention it.
tail: make the new piped-stdin test as portable as the old one2009-09-08T11:30:38ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2009-09-08T06:26:22Zurn:sha1:f0ff8c73fe8ae505d2029e905b23ac534d11990c
* src/tail.c (main): Adapt piped-stdin test to use the same isapipe,
test as was used in the preceding POSIXLY_CORRECT condition.
Remove the now-subsumed POSIXLY_CORRECT test.
Reported by Pádraig Brady.
* doc/coreutils.texi (tail invocation): Document this change.
* NEWS (Changes in behavior): Reclassify, clarify.
doc: install -C: fix bug in the texi documentation2009-09-03T14:24:14ZKamil Dudkakdudka@redhat.com2009-09-03T12:08:27Zurn:sha1:1422cabf930572f22849c55914352e915af1f677
* doc/coreutils.texi: Move the documentation for install --compare (-C)
from the section on fmt to that for install.
Reported by Florian Schlichting.
doc: cp: update note on preserving symlink time stamps2009-08-30T10:02:02ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2009-08-29T20:56:48Zurn:sha1:e3ccc324d32f41727cf9b26ce50330e1f24a1385
* doc/coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Now, we *do* preserve time
stamps on symlinks, when possible.
cp --reflink: add an "auto" parameter to fall back to a normal copy2009-08-28T23:24:49ZPádraig BradyP@draigBrady.com2009-08-25T23:32:43Zurn:sha1:72f98388c36676e5c9ba6a72df5693c207862204
* doc/coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Document the new
"auto" and "always" options to --reflink.
* src/copy.c (copy_reg): Fall back to a standard copy
when reflink() is not supported and --reflink=auto specified.
* src/copy.h [struct cp_options] (reflink): Change type s/bool/enum/.
* src/cp.c (usage): Describe the --reflink={always,auto} options
and expand a little on what --reflink does.
(main): parse the new parameters to --reflink and allow all
--sparse options with --reflink=auto.
* src/install.c (cp_option_init): Init the enum instead of bool.
* src/mv.c (cp_option_init): Likewise.
* tests/cp/reflink-auto: A new test for falling back to normal copy.
* tests/Makefile.am: Reference the new test.
* NEWS: Mention the new feature.
nl: deprecate --page-increment in favor of --line-increment2009-08-18T16:40:41ZGiuseppe Scrivanogscrivano@gnu.org2009-08-18T10:22:37Zurn:sha1:718b2790c0e4d1dee5603b46d06bd886c6a359a1
* NEWS: Mention the change.
* doc/coreutils.texi: Document the new --line-increment option.
* src/nl.c (struct option): Add --line-increment,
(usage): Describe it,
(main): Use it.
cp: accept the --reflink option2009-08-07T15:14:22ZGiuseppe Scrivanogscrivano@gnu.org2009-08-01T17:36:48Zurn:sha1:a1d7469835371ded0ad8e3496bc5a5bebf94ccef
* NEWS: Mention it.
* doc/coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Describe it.
* src/copy.h (struct cp_options) [reflink]: New member.
* src/copy.c (usage): Describe it.
(copy_reg): If reflink is true try to clone the file.
(main): Check for --reflink.
(cp_option_init): Initialize the new member.
* src/install.c (cp_option_init): Initialize the new member.
* src/mv.c (cp_option_init): Likewise.
* tests/cp/sparse: Add a new test case.
dd: work around buffer length restrictions with oflag=direct (O_DIRECT)2009-08-06T07:41:50ZJim Meyeringmeyering@redhat.com2009-08-04T17:54:58Zurn:sha1:5929322ccb1f9d27c1b07b746d37419d17a7cbf6
dd oflag=direct would fail to copy a file with size that is
not a multiple of 512 (destination file system specific)
* NEWS (Bug fixes): Mention it.
* src/dd.c (iwrite): Turn off O_DIRECT for any
smaller-than-obs-sized write. Don't bother to restore it.
* tests/dd/direct: New test for the above.
* tests/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add dd/direct.
* doc/coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Mention oflag=direct
buffer size restriction.
Details in http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.coreutils.bugs/17586
Reported by Eric Sandeen.
doc: fix the generated HTML index2009-07-28T22:21:43ZPádraig BradyP@draigBrady.com2009-07-27T01:24:03Zurn:sha1:8aeda9b930b2b03fdd35715813f038c07bc7b429
* doc/coreutils.texi: Move the "SELinux context" section
down below the "System context" nodes so that the HTML
index is generated correctly. Also some extraneous and missing
'.' characters were corrected in the index.
Reported by Benno Schulenberg.