From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 23:31:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add support for POSIX 1003.1-2001, which requires removal for
X-Git-Tag: TEXTUTILS-2_0_20~78
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=3e9354e7f7e4b6a1b96da2f6c27794c07a44ae51;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

Add support for POSIX 1003.1-2001, which requires removal for
support of the obsolete `touch [-acm] MMDDhhmm[YY] FILE...' syntax.

Document this.
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diff --git a/old/fileutils/NEWS b/old/fileutils/NEWS
index 939aa3059d..e53297dc31 100644
--- a/old/fileutils/NEWS
+++ b/old/fileutils/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 [4.1.6]
+* The obsolete usage `touch [-acm] MMDDhhmm[YY] FILE...' is no longer
+  supported on systems conforming to POSIX 1003.1-2001.  Use touch -t instead.
 * cp and inter-partition mv no longer give a misleading diagnostic in some
     unusual cases
 [4.1.5]