GNU file utilities 3.3 released

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1 total messages Started by djm Thu, 23 Jul 1992 22:00

Author: djm
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 22:00

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      [ Soon to be at these ftp sites as well.  Please try them
	before prep.ai.mit.edu!  thanx -len

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	For information on how to order GNU software on tape, check
	the file etc/DISTRIB in the GNU Emacs distribution, or e-mail
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      ]

A new release of the GNU file management programs is available for
anonymous ftp from prep.ai.mit.edu [18.71.0.38], in the file
pub/gnu/fileutils-3.3.tar.Z.

The programs in the fileutils are:

chgrp chmod chown cp dd df du install ln ls mkdir mkfifo mknod mv rm
rmdir touch

mkfifo is a POSIX.2 invention that is like `mknod file p'.
tac prints files backwards.

Most of these programs have significant advantages over their Unix
counterparts, such as greater speed, additional options, and fewer
arbitrary limits.

Major changes in release 3.3:

* df sped up by not calling sync for every filesystem
* df ported to AIX (RS/6000 and PS/2), and SVR2 port fixed
* df -i now also prints the total number of inodes per filesystem
* ls sped up by not reading symlink contents unnecessarily
* du doesn't die on POSIX systems when the root filesystem is NFS mounted
* cp and mv report chown Permission denied errors when run by root

Please send bug reports for this software to the mailing list
	bug-gnu-utils@prep.ai.mit.edu

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