ls [4.1.1]: Mention that --dereference-command-line (-H) is now the default,

unless one of the -d, -F, or -l options are given.
From Paul Eggert

diff --git a/old/fileutils/NEWS b/old/fileutils/NEWS
index 9087ea0688181ca25582a11be2c491402b57e6aa..b89ca311dbff2af6f57b3fff4a7fe9e9fa05ff88 100644 (file)
--- a/old/fileutils/NEWS
+++ b/old/fileutils/NEWS
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@
 * ls no longer truncates user names or group names that are longer
     than 8 characters.
 * ls's new --dereference-command-line option causes it to dereference
-  symbolic links on the command-line only.
+  symbolic links on the command-line only.  It is the default unless
+  one of the -d, -F, or -l options are given.
 * ls -H now means the same as ls --dereference-command-line, as per POSIX.
 * ls -g now acts like ls -l, except it does not display owner, as per POSIX.
 * ls -n now implies -l, as per POSIX.