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@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 ** Bug fixes
 
+  rm no longer gets a failed assertion under some unusual conditions.
+
   chgrp and chown no longer affect symbolic links by default.
   Now, they operate on whatever a symbolic points to, instead.
   To get the old behavior, use --no-dereference (-h).