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@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 ** New features
 
+  chgrp now supports --preserve-root, --no-preserve-root (default),
+  just as chmod, chown, and rm do.
+
   New dd iflag= and oflag= flags:
 
     'directory' causes dd to fail unless the file is a directory, on