From: Collin Funk <collin.funk1@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:09:42 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: doc: NEWS: mention fold can operate on very long lines
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doc: NEWS: mention fold can operate on very long lines

* NEWS: Before commit fb9016d50 (fold: use fread instead of getline,
2025-08-24), fold required that the maximum line size in a file fit into
memory. Document that this is no longer the case.
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 392129dad2..ef423425b2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
   precedence.  Previously multiple specifications would induce an error.
   [bug introduced in coreutils-5.90]
 
+  'fold' no longer exhausts memory when operating on very long lines.
+  [This bug was present in "the beginning".]
+
   'install -d' now produces the correct diagnostic upon failure
   to create a directory.  Previously it would have produced
   a confusing error about changing permissions.