From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:46:26 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * NEWS: Mention this.
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* NEWS: Mention this.
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a15cec1dae..bdf8adf136 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 	* src/copy.c (copy_internal): Don't make a backup if the last
 	component of the source name is "." or "..".
 	Reported by Andreas Schwab in https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?17540.
+	* NEWS: Mention this.
 	* tests/cp/src-base-dot: New file.  Test for the above fix.
 	* tests/cp/Makefile.am (TESTS): Add src-base-dot.
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b9c984bbe6..0409cb4baf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 
 ** Bug fixes
 
+  cp --backup no longer fails when the last component of a source file
+  name is "." or "..".
+
   "ls --color" would highlight other-writable and sticky directories
   no differently than regular directories on a file system with
   dirent.d_type support.