diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 299c9feb9..8d04388be 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2005-09-29 Paul Eggert + + * NEWS: Clarify "tail - f" example. + 2005-09-29 Jim Meyering * Version 5.90. diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index db77669ce..0a01bf054 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- POSIX 1003.2-1992 POSIX 1003.1-2001 sort +4 sort -k 5 sort ./+4 tail +4 tail -n +4 tail ./+4 - tail - main.c tail main.c tail -- - main.c + tail - f tail f [see (*) below] tail -c 4 tail -c 10 ./4 tail -c4 touch 12312359 f touch -t 12312359 f touch ./12312359 f uniq +4 uniq -s 4 uniq ./+4 + (*) "tail - f" does not conform to POSIX 1003.1-2001; to read + standard input and then "f", use the command "tail -- - f". + These changes are in response to decisions taken in the January 2005 Austin Group standardization meeting. For more details, please see "Utility Syntax Guidelines" in the Minutes of the January 2005