From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024 15:58:04 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: doc: mention new timeout short options in NEWS
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doc: mention new timeout short options in NEWS

* NEWS: Mention the timeout -f and -p options.
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8fea2657b2..75263d0272 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
   %<i>$ format, where '<i>' is an integer referencing a particular argument,
   thus allowing repetition or reordering of printf arguments.
 
+  timeout now supports the POSIX:2024 specified -f, and -p short options,
+  corresponding to --foreground, and --preserve-status respectively.
+
 ** Improvements
 
   'head -c NUM', 'head -n NUM', 'nl -l NUM', 'nproc --ignore NUM',