1: 2007-03-21  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
    2: 
    3:         * coreutils.texi (md5sum invocation): Document escapes in output
    4:         format.  Reported by Armijn Hemel.
    5: 
    6: 2007-03-15  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
    7: 
    8:         Fix manual in response to bug reports by Dan Jacobson.
    9:         * coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Explain numeric sorts better.
   10:         Compress self-congratulation into a simple "comparison is exact"
   11:         notice; the --general-numeric-sort option already explains the
   12:         tradeoffs.
   13:         (seq invocation): Add example of -f.
   14: 
   15: 2007-03-12  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   16: 
   17:         * coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Mention that --preserve=timestamps
   18:         doesn't preserve time stamps on symbolic links.
   19:         Reported by Polo Talnir in <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/230866>.
   20: 
   21: 2007-02-27  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
   22: 
   23:         * coreutils.texi (df invocation): With -P, the default block size
   24:         and output format is not affected by DF_BLOCK_SIZE, BLOCK_SIZE, or
   25:         BLOCKSIZE.
   26: 
   27: 2007-01-30  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
   28: 
   29:         * coreutils.texi
   30:         (Input processing in ptx, mkdir invocation, rmdir invocation):
   31:         @item -> @itemx to fix some typos.
   32: 
   33: 2007-01-30  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
   34: 
   35:         * coreutils.texi (mkdir invocation): Say how to set the file
   36:         permission bits of a parent directory with mkdir -p.
   37: 
   38: 2007-01-29  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   39: 
   40:         Document new syntax: "chown +0:+287 file", "chgrp +99 file"
   41:         * coreutils.texi (Disambiguating names and IDs): New section.
   42:         (chown invocation, chgrp invocation): Mention the new syntax
   43:         with an xref to the new section.
   44: 
   45: 2007-01-19  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   46: 
   47:         * coreutils.texi (ls: General output formatting): Mention the
   48:         workarounds to accommodate the Apple Terminal bug.
   49: 
   50: 2007-01-04  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   51: 
   52:         * coreutils.texi (base64 invocation): When decoding, newlines
   53:         are always accepted.
   54: 
   55: 2007-01-03  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   56: 
   57:         Document what the ".0" in e.g., "-k 2,3.0" means, and...
   58:         * coreutils.texi (sort invocation): ... that it can be applied to the
   59:         field-end spec, but not the field-start one.  Patch from Evan Hunt.
   60: 
   61: 2006-12-21  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   62: 
   63:         * coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Improve the documentation
   64:         for bs, ibs, obs, and cbs.  Suggestion from Dan Jacobson.
   65:         Patch by Olivier Delhomme.
   66:         (dd invocation): Add to the description of cbs.
   67:         (dd invocation): Specify that bs=N overrides only any
   68:         _preceding_ ibs and obs settings.  Spotted by Andreas Schwab.
   69: 
   70: 2006-12-14  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   71: 
   72:         * coreutils.texi: Remove two doubled words.
   73:         (Treating / specially): With --preserve-root, chgrp and chown
   74:         will not modify "/", even through a symlink.
   75: 
   76: 2006-11-28  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   77: 
   78:         * perm.texi (Mode Structure): Fix typo: s/setgid/setuid/.
   79:         Reported by Georg Neis as Debian bug 400778.
   80: 
   81: 2006-10-27  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   82: 
   83:         * coreutils.texi (wc invocation): When giving the order in which
   84:         the various "counts" are listed, also mention "maximum line length".
   85:         Prompted by a report from Vincent LeFevre.
   86: 
   87: 2006-10-23  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
   88: 
   89:         * coreutils.texi (rm invocation): Describe --one-file-system.
   90: 
   91: 2006-09-26  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
   92: 
   93:         * coreutils.texi (groups invocation): "groups" no longer prefixes
   94:         the output with "user :" unless more than one user is specified.
   95: 
   96: 2006-09-19  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
   97: 
   98:         * coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Say that -i and -f are
   99:         independent.  Clarify -i's behavior.
  100:         (Disk usage): Clarify intro.  Problem reported by Van Ly.
  101: 
  102: 2006-09-08  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  103: 
  104:         * coreutils.texi (tail invocation): Ignore -f when standard input
  105:         is a FIFO, too.
  106: 
  107: 2006-09-02  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  108: 
  109:         * coreutils.texi (Treating / specially): --preserve-root is
  110:         now the default for rm.
  111:         (rm invocation): Likewise.  Also, document that you can't
  112:         remove `.' or `..'.  Use the POSIX term "root directory"
  113:         rather than the more-ambiguous "file system root".
  114: 
  115: 2006-08-22  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  116: 
  117:         * .cvsignore: Add Makefile.in, coreutils.html, coreutils.pdf,
  118:         coreutils.ps, coreutils.tps.  Remove coreutils.cm (dunno what it
  119:         is, but the makefile doesn't mention it).  Remove coreutils.info
  120:         as it is subsumed by coreutils.info*.
  121: 
  122: 2006-08-22  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  123: 
  124:         * .cvsignore: Add files that are now generated by ../bootstrap.
  125: 
  126: 2006-08-20  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  127: 
  128:         * Makefile.in, fdl.texi, getdate.texi:
  129:         Remove from CVS, since ../bootstrap generates them automatically.
  130: 
  131: 2006-08-17  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  132: 
  133:         * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Reflect doclicense.texi->fdl.texi renaming.
  134: 
  135: 2006-08-17  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  136: 
  137:         * ChangeLog: Add copyright notice.
  138:         * Makefile.am: Likewise.
  139:         * getdate.texi: Likewise.
  140:         * perm.texi: Likewise.
  141:         * getdate.texi: Update to version 1.2 of the GNU FDL.
  142:         * coreutils.texi: Likewise.
  143:         (Copying This Manual): Renamed from GNU Free Documentation License.
  144:         Now an appendix.  Include fdl.texi rather than doclicense.texi.
  145:         * fdl.tex: Renamed from doclicense.texi.  Latest version from FSF.
  146:         * perm.texi: Add copyright notice.
  147: 
  148: 2006-08-15  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  149: 
  150:         * coreutils.texi (df invocation): df exits nonzero if it outputs
  151:         nothing.
  152: 
  153: 2006-08-09  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  154: 
  155:         * coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Warn about oflag=append without
  156:         conv=notrunc.  See Debian bug 373736.
  157: 
  158: 2006-08-08  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  159: 
  160:         * coreutils.texi (shuf invocation, Random sources): New sections.
  161:         (Operating on sorted files): Add shuf.
  162:         (sort invocation, shred invocation): New option --random-source.
  163:         (sort invocation): Fix typo: -R -> -r.
  164: 
  165: 2006-07-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  166: 
  167:         * coreutils.texi (install invocation, mkdir invocation):
  168:         Add cross-references to Directory Setuid and Setgid.
  169:         (install-invocation): The default mode is no longer equivalent to 755.
  170:         * perm.texi (Changing Special Mode Bits): Clarify u+s versus
  171:         a+s versus +s, and likewise for g+s.
  172:         (Numeric Modes): Bring back example of 0055 == 55.  4755 no
  173:         longer clears setgid bit on directories.
  174:         (Directory Setuid and Setgid): Numeric modes now affect setuid
  175:         and setgid on directories only if they set these bits.  This
  176:         is so that leading 0 has no effect on numeric modes.
  177: 
  178: 2006-07-26  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  179: 
  180:         * coreutils.texi (What information is listed): Mention that missing
  181:         pieces of information are marked with "?".  From Paul Eggert.
  182: 
  183: 2006-07-25  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  184: 
  185:         * perm.texi (Directory Setuid and Setgid): Explain that this is a
  186:         GNU extension, and that other systems behave differently here.
  187: 
  188: 2006-07-22  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  189: 
  190:         * coreutils.texi (What information is listed): Clarify that the
  191:         restricted deletion flag is another name for the sticky bit.
  192:         * perm.texi (Mode Structure): The restricted deletion flag
  193:         restricts only unprivileged users.
  194:         (Mode Structure, Symbolic Modes, Numeric Modes): Be more careful
  195:         about distinguishing file mode bits from permissions bits,
  196:         and about execute versus search permission.  The FreeBSD command
  197:         is chflags, not chrflags.
  198: 
  199: 2006-07-16  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  200: 
  201:         * coreutils.texi: Change GNU to @acronym{GNU} in a few places.
  202:         Use "set-user-ID" and "set-group-ID" a bit more consistently.
  203:         Use "appropriate privileges" rather than "super-user" a bit
  204:         more consistently.
  205:         (install invocation): Parent directories are now 755 without uid
  206:         or gid changing.  The default mode is now 0755, not 755.
  207:         (mkdir invocation): Rewrite the top-level usage description, since
  208:         I couldn't easily follow the old one.  It's now 3 lines not 8.
  209:         For -m, describe file permission bits versus other bits, and note
  210:         that mkdir is atomic if you don't mention special bits.
  211:         (chmod invocation): Mention what chmod does to setgid and setuid bits.
  212:         * perm.texi (Mode Structure): Modernize the explanation of the
  213:         setuid and setgid bits on directories.
  214:         (Changing Special Mode Bits): Mention that a implies both u and g
  215:         for s.  Cross reference to new node.
  216:         (Numeric Modes): Don't claim that 0055 is the same as 55; this isn't
  217:         true any more.  Mention new node.
  218:         4755 is now like u=rwxs,go=rx,g-s, not like u=rwxs,go=rx.
  219:         (Directory Setuid and Setgid): New node.
  220: 
  221: 2006-07-08  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  222: 
  223:         * coreutils.texi (Squeezing): Separate doubled "the", so typo-checkers
  224:         don't complain.
  225: 
  226:         * Makefile.am (check-texinfo): Enforce the zeros vs. zeroes consistency.
  227: 
  228: 2006-07-08  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
  229: 
  230:         * coreutils.texi: Fix some typos.  Use `zeros' consistently (both
  231:         `zeros' and `zeroes' are correct).
  232: 
  233: 2006-07-01  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  234: 
  235:         * coreutils.texi (tail invocation): With no operand, 'tail -f' now
  236:         silently ignores the '-f' only if standard input is a FIFO or pipe
  237:         and POSIXLY_CORRECT is set.
  238: 
  239: 2006-06-30  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  240: 
  241:         * coreutils.texi (seq invocation): seq now uses long double
  242:         internally rather than double.  It now defaults to a minimal fixed
  243:         point format if possible.  It lets you use %a, %A, %E, %F, %G.
  244:         Don't assume printf doesn't work for numbers that fit in 64 but
  245:         not 32 bits; typically they work these days.  Improve discussion
  246:         of large integers and update the rounding-error numbers.
  247: 
  248: 2006-06-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  249: 
  250:         * coreutils.texi (sort invocation): 'sort +1 -2' is now supported
  251:         even when conforming to POSIX 1003.1-2001, since this is a pure
  252:         extension to POSIX.
  253: 
  254: 2006-06-27  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  255: 
  256:         * coreutils.texi (wc invocation): Remove ./ prefix from example.
  257:         From Padraig Brady.
  258: 
  259: 2006-06-26  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  260: 
  261:         * coreutils.texi (wc invocation): Spell out `--files0-from' in
  262:         the example. Suggestion from Bob Proulx.
  263: 
  264:         * coreutils.texi (wc invocation): Document new --files0-from option.
  265: 
  266: 2006-06-20  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
  267: 
  268:         * coreutils.texi (sleep invocation): Document that accepting
  269:         multiple arguments and suffixes are extensions.
  270:         Reported by Dan Jacobson.
  271: 
  272: 2006-06-12  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  273: 
  274:         * Makefile.am (check-texinfo): Use $(_W) and $(W_) instead of
  275:         assuming grep -w (which is not portable).
  276: 
  277: 2006-05-27  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
  278: 
  279:         * Makefile.am: Use `AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS' rather than
  280:         overwriting `MAKEINFO', so that `missing' can do its job.
  281: 
  282:         * Makefile.am (check-texinfo): Use `$(EGREP)' instead of `grep -E'.
  283:         (check-texinfo): Use literal `{' only in brackets, i.e., [{] or [}],
  284:         to avoid triggering an error from Solaris 2.6's grep.
  285: 
  286: 2006-05-25  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  287: 
  288:         * coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Remove mention of --seed, since
  289:         it's going away.
  290: 
  291: 2006-05-04  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
  292: 
  293:         * coreutils.texi (Examples of date): Give example of @seconds.
  294: 
  295: 2006-05-03  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  296: 
  297:         * coreutils.texi (head invocation, tail invocation, sort invocation):
  298:         Give advice about porting to hosts that support only obsolete syntax.
  299:         Problem reported by Zack Weinberg.
  300: 
  301: 2006-04-23  Francesco Montorsi  <fr_m@hotmail.com>
  302: 
  303:         * coreutils.texi (Which files are listed): Describe new option:
  304:         --group-directories-first.
  305: 
  306: 2006-04-17  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  307: 
  308:         * coreutils.texi (What information is listed): Add P for Solaris
  309:         10 ports.  Add commented-out entries for other types that POSIX
  310:         says are possible, or that I observed in FreeBSD documentation.
  311: 
  312: 2006-04-18  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  313: 
  314:         * coreutils.texi (Input processing in ptx): Remove mention of the
  315:         default --ignore file, /usr/local/lib/eign.  That file has never
  316:         been used.  Reported by Eric Blake.
  317: 
  318: 2006-04-12  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  319: 
  320:         * coreutils.texi (expr invocation): expr exit status is 3 only for
  321:         internal errors now; 2 is also for invalid values in expressions.
  322: 
  323:         (What information is listed): Document 'ls' type letters.
  324:         Problem reported by Lincoln Martin.
  325: 
  326: 2006-04-09  Ori Avtalion  <oavtal@bezeqint.net>
  327: 
  328:         * coreutils.texi (Top): Add 'hostid' to System context menu line.
  329:         (trivial change)
  330: 
  331: 2006-03-22  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
  332: 
  333:         * coreutils.texi (General options in ptx): Undocument --copyright.
  334: 
  335: 2006-03-27  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
  336: 
  337:         * coreutils.texi (dirname invocation): Macro in previous patch
  338:         was too broad.
  339: 
  340: 2006-03-11  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
  341: 
  342:         * coreutils.texi (basename invocation, dirname invocation):
  343:         Improve documentation to match recent // patches.
  344: 
  345: 2006-03-23  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  346: 
  347:         * coreutils.texi (nohup invocation): nohup now redirects stderr to
  348:         nohup.out if stdout is closed and stderr is a tty.
  349: 
  350: 2006-03-05  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  351: 
  352:         * coreutils.texi (dd invocation): New flags directory, nolinks.
  353:         Alphabetize nofollow.
  354: 
  355: 2006-02-17  Simon Josefsson  <jas@extundo.com>
  356: 
  357:         * coreutils.texi: Add base64 section.
  358: 
  359: 2006-02-20  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
  360: 
  361:         * coreutils.texi (rm invocation): Fix typo in last patch.
  362:         (paste invocation): Fix whitespace.
  363: 
  364: 2006-02-18  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
  365: 
  366:         * coreutils.texi (rm invocation): Document new -I option, and new
  367:         --interactive behavior.
  368: 
  369: 2006-02-12  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  370: 
  371:         * coreutils.texi (Character sets): Don't say that an unknown
  372:         backslash-escape causes an error message -- it doesn't.
  373:         Mention that `\' also removes any special significance, so
  374:         is useful for [, ], *, -.  Prompted by Richard Neill in
  375:         http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?func=detailitem&item_id=14937
  376: 
  377: 2006-02-01  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  378: 
  379:         * coreutils.texi (od invocation): Warn that -t a ignores the high
  380:         order bit.
  381: 
  382: 2006-01-30  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  383: 
  384:         * coreutils.texi (tail invocation): In the obsolete usage, the
  385:         count is optional, so put square brackets around it.
  386: 
  387: 2006-01-02  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  388: 
  389:         * getdate.texi (General date syntax): Invalid dates are rejected.
  390:         (Time of day items): Mention the possibility of leap seconds.
  391:         Problem reported by Dr. David Alan Gilbert.
  392: 
  393:         * coreutils.texi: Use @acronym around "ISO" uniformly.
  394:         (Date conversion specifiers): Explain %g, %G, and %V a bit better.
  395: 
  396: 2006-01-02  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  397: 
  398:         * coreutils.texi (tail invocation): Say that --retry
  399:         is useful `mainly' (not `only') when following by name.
  400: 
  401: 2006-01-01  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  402: 
  403:         * coreutils.texi, perm.texi: Clarify file mode bits versus
  404:         file permission bits.
  405:         * coreutils.texi (mkfifo invocation, mknod invocation): -m
  406:         affects only file permission bits.
  407: 
  408: 2005-12-29  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  409: 
  410:         * coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Clarify that a blank is a space
  411:         or a tab.
  412: 
  413: 2005-12-15  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  414: 
  415:         * coreutils.texi (stat invocation) [--printf]: Describe new option.
  416:         [--format]: Add example.  Distinguish from --printf.
  417:         Sort option descriptions.
  418: 
  419: 2005-12-05  Andreas Gruenbacher  <agruen@suse.de>
  420: 
  421:         * coreutils.texi (ls): Clarify the Alternate Access Method description.
  422:         (cp): Clarify that --preserve=mode also preserves acls.
  423: 
  424: 2005-12-12  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  425: 
  426:         * coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Clarify explanation of
  427:         --random-sort, and use a simpler example.
  428: 
  429: 2005-12-10  Frederik Eaton  <frederik@ofb.net>
  430: 
  431:         * coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Add --random-sort (-R) and --seed.
  432: 
  433: 2005-12-07  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  434: 
  435:         * coreutils.texi (dd invocation): New noatime flag.
  436: 
  437: 2005-11-25  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  438: 
  439:         * coreutils.texi (df invocation): Document treatment of dummy file
  440:         systems better.
  441: 
  442: 2005-11-16  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  443: 
  444:         * coreutils.texi (ln invocation): ln -v now outputs lines only for
  445:         successful links.
  446:         (tail invocation): Say that the obsolete form uses exactly one
  447:         option and at most one file.
  448: 
  449: 2005-11-13  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  450: 
  451:         * perm.texi (Mode Structure): Capitalize two sentences in an
  452:         enumerated list and fix a typo.  From Aaron Hawley.
  453: 
  454: 2005-11-08  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  455: 
  456:         * coreutils.texi (Formatting file timestamps): ls now defaults to
  457:         --time-style='locale', which in turn acts like
  458:         --time-style='posix-long-iso' if the locale settings are messed up.
  459: 
  460: 2005-11-02  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  461: 
  462:         * coreutils.texi (rm invocation): Don't mention --directory (-d).
  463: 
  464: 2005-11-01  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  465: 
  466:         * coreutils.texi (tail invocation): Describe obsolete usages
  467:         like "tail -2" more precisely.
  468:         (touch invocation): The old usage works only for 1969-1999 now.
  469: 
  470: 2005-08-28  David Madore  <david.madore@ens.fr>
  471: 
  472:         * coreutils.texi: Document SHA-1 and SHA-2 utilities.
  473: 
  474: 2005-10-15  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  475: 
  476:         * doc/coreutils.texi (Top, General output formatting, dir invocation):
  477:         (vdir invocation): Don't document the old v and d commands.
  478: 
  479: 2005-10-15  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  480: 
  481:         * coreutils.texi (du invocation): Document du's -m option,
  482:         now that we've decided to keep it.
  483:         (who invocation): Remove documentation for deprecated --idle (-i).
  484: 
  485: 2005-10-13  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  486: 
  487:         * coreutils.texi: Avoid a few overfull/underfull hboxes.
  488: 
  489: 2005-09-24  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  490: 
  491:         * coreutils.texi (touch invocation):
  492:         "touch -" now touches standard output.
  493: 
  494: 2005-09-17  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  495: 
  496:         * coreutils.texi (who invocation): Remove a stray '+'.
  497: 
  498: 2005-09-15  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  499: 
  500:         * coreutils.texi (uname invocation): uname -a no longer generates
  501:         the -p and -i outputs if they are unknown.
  502: 
  503: 2005-09-13  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  504: 
  505:         * coreutils.texi (Time conversion specifiers, Options for date):
  506:         Document date --rfc-3339 and new specifiers %:z, %::z, %:::z.  Use
  507:         "date and time" consistently; the old version sometimes said "time
  508:         and date".  Fix a minor bug in the documentation for --rfc-2822:
  509:         it claimed day-of-month < 10 had leading space, not leading zero.
  510:         Use a consistent format for terms like "RFC".
  511:         (uname invocation): Mention that Linux outputs "unknown" for
  512:         -i and -p.
  513: 
  514: 2005-09-08  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  515: 
  516:         * coreutils.texi (nice invocation): Document "niceness" versus
  517:         "nice value" versus "scheduling priority".
  518: 
  519: 2005-09-07  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  520: 
  521:         * coreutils.texi (nice invocation): Use "niceness", not "nice value"
  522:         to talk about nice values offset by -20.  Don't use the word
  523:         "priority" when niceness is intended.
  524: 
  525: 2005-08-15  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  526: 
  527:         * coreutils.texi (join invocation): Itemize the defaults.
  528:         From Karl Berry.
  529: 
  530: 2005-08-12  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  531: 
  532:         * coreutils.texi (cp invocation, mv invocation): Remove square
  533:         brackets in --reply=[HOW].  Reported by Oscar Liljeblad.
  534: 
  535: 2005-07-19  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  536: 
  537:         * coreutils.texi (md5sum invocation): --check now allows multiple
  538:         FILE inputs.
  539: 
  540: 2005-07-18  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  541: 
  542:         * coreutils.texi (false invocation):
  543:         Mention that false is often built-in, and that it exits
  544:         with status >1 on some hosts.
  545:         (true invocation): Remove now-incorrect "non-POSIX mode" reference.
  546: 
  547: 2005-07-15  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  548: 
  549:         * coreutils.texi (nohup invocation): POSIXLY_CORRECT no longer
  550:         affects nohup's behavior.  Input is redirected from /dev/null.
  551: 
  552: 2005-07-11  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  553: 
  554:         * coreutils.texi (cat invocation): Remove -B or --binary option
  555:         (available on MS-DOS-like platforms only).  Explain when text and
  556:         binary mode are used now.
  557:         (md5sum invocation): -b actually does have an effect on Unix: it
  558:         causes "*" to be output.  Explain when text and binary mode are
  559:         used now.
  560: 
  561: 2005-07-03  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  562: 
  563:         * coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Mark --reply as deprecated.
  564:         (mv invocation): Likewise.
  565: 
  566: 2005-06-24  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  567: 
  568:         * coreutils.texi (cp invocation): Clarify how --reply=no works.
  569: 
  570: 2005-06-14  William Brendling  <wbrendling@gmail.com>
  571: 
  572:         * coreutils.texi (du invocation): New options --last-time and
  573:         --time-style.
  574: 
  575: 2005-06-19  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  576: 
  577:         * coreutils.texi (ln invocation): Change a few `paths' to `file names'.
  578:         * Makefile.am (check-texinfo): Also catch uses of path, pathname.
  579: 
  580: 2005-06-17  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  581: 
  582:         * coreutils.texi (shred invocation): Clarify that shred
  583:         works on ext3 as long as it's not in data=journal mode.
  584:         Patch from Mark Melahn.
  585: 
  586: 2005-06-16  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  587: 
  588:         * coreutils.texi (Backup options): Undocument --version-control=S (-V).
  589: 
  590: 2005-06-07  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  591: 
  592:         * coreutils.texi (ln invocation): Examples, from Bob Proulx.
  593: 
  594: 2005-06-01  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  595: 
  596:         Use "file name" when talking about file names, instead of "filename"
  597:         or "path", as per the GNU coding standards.
  598:         * coreutils.texi (readlink invocation): "path component" ->
  599:         "component", since we don't use the POSIX "path" nomenclature.
  600: 
  601: 2005-05-11  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  602: 
  603:         * getdate.texi (General date syntax): Don't say that date
  604:         date --iso-8601=ns generates acceptable dates; it doesn't yet.
  605:         Problem reported by Nic Ferrier.
  606: 
  607: 2005-05-06  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  608: 
  609:         * coreutils.texi (dd invocation): New flags "binary" and "text".
  610: 
  611: 2005-05-04  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  612: 
  613:         * coreutils.texi (chmod invocation): chmod -w complains if its
  614:         behavior differs from what chmod a-w would do.
  615: 
  616: 2005-05-02  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  617: 
  618:         * coreutils.texi (ls invocation): ls --indicator-style=directory
  619:         renamed to ls --indicator-style=slash, to avoid confusion with ls
  620:         --directory.
  621: 
  622: 2005-04-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  623: 
  624:         * perm.texi (Mode Structure, Changing Special Permissions):
  625:         (Conditional Executability, Numeric Modes):
  626:         These days the sticky bit is more often uses as the restricted
  627:         deletion flag, so modernize the discussion about this.
  628:         (Mode Structure): Linux/GNU -> GNU/Linux.
  629:         (Symbolic Modes): Don't imply that "+ur" or "u" is valid.
  630:         (Setting Permissions): Don't imply that "+t" is invalid.
  631:         Use "rwx" rather than the less-common "rxw" in an example.
  632:         (Copying Permissions): Say that ugo is a replacement for
  633:         a string of the other letters.  Add spaces around examples.
  634:         Use "set-user-ID" rather than "set user ID" to avoid ambiguity.
  635:         Use "+t" rather than "o+t", since POSIX doesn't specify the latter.
  636:         Mention which combinations are portable and which are GNU.
  637:         (Numeric Modes): Don't imply they aren't portable; they are
  638:         nowadays.
  639: 
  640: 2005-04-26  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  641: 
  642:         * coreutils.texi (Standards conformance): Do not mention head -10,
  643:         since it now works the same regardless of POSIX version.
  644:         (od invocation): -w N -> -w[N].
  645:         (pr invocation): -S STRING -> -SSTRING.
  646:         (fold invocation): -WIDTH works even when conforming to POSIX
  647:         1003.1-2001.
  648:         (head invocation, tail invocation): Likewise for -NUM.
  649:         (split invocation): Likewise for -LINES.
  650:         (uniq invocation): Likewise for -N.
  651:         (expand invocation, unexpand invocation): Likewise for -TAB.
  652:         (nice invocation): Likewise for -ADJUSTMENT.
  653:         (sort invocation): Clarify explanation of +N option.
  654:         (uniq invocation): Likewise.
  655:         (join invocation): Remove special case for --help, --version.
  656:         (touch invocation): Clarify explanation of date options.
  657:         (Options for date): -I timespec -> -I[timespec].
  658: 
  659: 2005-04-23  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  660: 
  661:         * coreutils.texi (install invocation): Use a= instead of 0 for
  662:         the point of departure for -m, and explain what it meeams.
  663:         (mkdir invocation, mkfifo invocation, mknod invocation):
  664:         The umask does not affect the point of departure.
  665:         Problem reported by Mike Stone.
  666: 
  667: 2005-04-11  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  668: 
  669:         * coreutils.texi: For consistency, standardize on "user ID" rather
  670:         than "uid" or "UID" or "user id".  Similarly for "group ID".
  671: 
  672: 2005-04-09  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  673: 
  674:         * coreutils.texi (rm invocation): Say that --recursive removes
  675:         listed directories too, not just their contents.
  676: 
  677: 2005-04-08  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  678: 
  679:         * coreutils.texi (dd invocation): Document the distinction between
  680:         INFO and USR1 for dd, and the effect of POSIXLY_CORRECT here.
  681: 
  682: 2005-04-05  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  683: 
  684:         * coreutils.texi (cat invocation, chown invocation)
  685:         (chgrp invocation, basename invocation, dirname invocation):
  686:         Add examples, which are copies of the examples newly added
  687:         to the usage messages.
  688:         (ln invocation): Use same format as other examples above,
  689:         for consistency.
  690: 
  691: 2005-03-26  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  692: 
  693:         * coreutils.texi: Clarify NUL vs null byte vs null character.
  694: 
  695: 2005-03-18  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  696: 
  697:         * coreutils.texi (nohup invocation): Clarify nohup.out creation.
  698: 
  699: 2005-03-11  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  700: 
  701:         * coreutils.texi (Formatting file timestamps): Very long timestamps
  702:         may be treated as errors.
  703: 
  704: 2005-03-08  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  705: 
  706:         * coreutils.texi (date invocation): Use an example that makes it
  707:         clear tha the default date use space-padded day of month.
  708:         Replace "directive" with "conversion specifier" to be consistent
  709:         with POSIX.  All uses changed.
  710:         Fix menu RHS to match actual directive lists.
  711:         (Time conversion specifiers): Renamed from Time directives.
  712:         Use @samp consistently, sometimes instead of @code.
  713:         Consistently ention which specifiers are GNU extensions.
  714:         Give more examples (in some cases, instead of ranges).
  715:         Say why %F is preferred for dates.
  716:         (Date conversion specifiers): Renamed from Date directives.
  717:         Likewise for other changes.
  718:         (Padding and other flags): Correct the description.
  719:         Document #.  Give an example for %9B.
  720: 
  721: 2005-02-23  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
  722: 
  723:         * coreutils.texi: Adjust to match current strftime.c.
  724:         (Time directives): Say that %k, %l, and %P are GNU extensions.
  725:         For %p and %P, mention handling of noon and midnight.
  726:         For %s, use ISO 8601, and mention handling of leap seconds.
  727:         For %S, clarify mention of leap seconds.
  728:         For %T, say that it's the same as %H:%M:%S.
  729:         For %X, don't say that it must be the same as %H:%M:%S.
  730:         For %z and %Z, clarify which time zones are used.  These options
  731:         are now affected by --date, so don't claim that they're not.
  732:         (Date directives): %C is now all but the last two chars of %Y.
  733:         For %D, say that it's equivalent to %m/%d/%y.
  734:         For %e, use blank in example.
  735:         For %h, use @code for %b.
  736:         For %Y, mention what happens with outlandish years.
  737:         (Padding and other flags): Renamed from Padding.
  738:         Mention that the flags are GNU extensions.
  739:         Mention the 0 and ^ flags.
  740:         Mention field widths an modifiers.
  741:         (Examples of date): - is a flag, not a modifier.
  742: 
  743: 2005-01-07  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  744: 
  745:         * coreutils.texi (sort invocation): Specify that a string
  746:         of zero digits is interpreted as 0.  Reported by Ulrich Hermisson.
  747: 
  748: 2005-01-04  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
  749: 
  750:         * coreutils.texi (shred invocation): Clarify that shred works fine
  751:         with journaled file systems that are configured not to journal
  752:         file system data.  Also mention BFS and NTFS.
  753: 
  754: 2004-12-15  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>