From 58b5fd0bc8f0c398c1dbb4f90d2940dab30c9115 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Collin Funk Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:09:42 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] 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. --- NEWS | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) 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. -- 2.47.3