delta/findutils.git, branch master git.savannah.gnu.org: git/findutils.git doc: describe history of find, xargs and locate. 2023-03-18T20:23:43+00:00 James Youngman james@youngman.org 2023-03-18T09:37:53+00:00 fc47dadea9729349e4abda2e6249173c1c024ee7 






doc: use "end-of-file" with hyphenation consistently
2023-02-13T19:46:48+00:00

Bernhard Voelker
mail@bernhard-voelker.de

2023-02-13T19:23:54+00:00

7836aa1defdec563bed2434f03543f1d054017b8

* cfg.mk (sc_prohibit_unhyphenated_eof): Add syntax-check rule.
* doc/find.texi: Change "end of file" to "end-of-file" in several places.
* xargs/xargs.1: Likewise.
* xargs/xargs.c (eof_str): Change comment to adhere to the new rule.





* cfg.mk (sc_prohibit_unhyphenated_eof): Add syntax-check rule.
* doc/find.texi: Change "end of file" to "end-of-file" in several places.
* xargs/xargs.1: Likewise.
* xargs/xargs.c (eof_str): Change comment to adhere to the new rule.







doc: improve description about when xargs stops processing
2023-02-13T19:46:42+00:00

Bernhard Voelker
mail@bernhard-voelker.de

2023-02-13T19:22:58+00:00

da65ab1e6987bb706d67b8f5b3dccfc7164d0df1

* doc/find.texi (Multiple Files): Clarify better that xargs will stop when
reading the EOF marker string specified with the --eof option, or when a
launched command exists with status 255.  Switch the two termination
conditions to reflect the behavior.

Fixes RT #1912852.





* doc/find.texi (Multiple Files): Clarify better that xargs will stop when
reading the EOF marker string specified with the --eof option, or when a
launched command exists with status 255.  Switch the two termination
conditions to reflect the behavior.

Fixes RT #1912852.







find: fix error diagnostics of options with mandatory, numeric arguments
2023-01-05T18:43:25+00:00

Bernhard Voelker
mail@bernhard-voelker.de

2023-01-04T19:14:01+00:00

4a7280927285dbcf0ac815aa3aecc65b144e3fa4

The error diagnostic for wrong invocations with option that require
numeric arguments (-inum, -links, -gid, -uid) was wrong and not helpful:
  $ find -gid
  find: invalid argument `-gid' to `-gid'

* find/parser.c (parse_gid): Remove changing back of the ARG_PTR in
the error case; thus simplify.
(parse_inum,parse_links,parse_uid): Likewise.
(get_num): While at it, mention -gid and -uid in the comment as well.
(insert_num): Also improve the error diagnostic in the case the user
has provided a non-numeric argument.  Previously, it was just "invalid
argument".
* tests/find/opt-numeric-arg.sh: Add test.
* tests/local.mk: Reference it.
* NEWS (Bug Fixes): Mention the fix.

Reported by Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> in
<https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-findutils/2023-01/msg00001.html>





The error diagnostic for wrong invocations with option that require
numeric arguments (-inum, -links, -gid, -uid) was wrong and not helpful:
  $ find -gid
  find: invalid argument `-gid' to `-gid'

* find/parser.c (parse_gid): Remove changing back of the ARG_PTR in
the error case; thus simplify.
(parse_inum,parse_links,parse_uid): Likewise.
(get_num): While at it, mention -gid and -uid in the comment as well.
(insert_num): Also improve the error diagnostic in the case the user
has provided a non-numeric argument.  Previously, it was just "invalid
argument".
* tests/find/opt-numeric-arg.sh: Add test.
* tests/local.mk: Reference it.
* NEWS (Bug Fixes): Mention the fix.

Reported by Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> in
<https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-findutils/2023-01/msg00001.html>







doc: minor formatting fixes in xargs.1
2023-01-01T23:05:44+00:00

ribbon
ppp15477@yahoo.co.jp

2022-04-24T12:03:02+00:00

6490a8076526ea1b11ea6a4dcf4ce5afdbcabe02

* xargs/xargs.1 (--max-args): Reset the bold formatting earlier
in two places.

Fixes https://sv.gnu.org/bugs/?62325

Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes





* xargs/xargs.1 (--max-args): Reset the bold formatting earlier
in two places.

Fixes https://sv.gnu.org/bugs/?62325

Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes







maint: update copyright year number ranges
2023-01-01T22:51:15+00:00

Bernhard Voelker
mail@bernhard-voelker.de

2023-01-01T22:09:52+00:00

73d020f47231a09651cfd1c8ef298735bfb78ccd

Run 'make update-copyright'.

* lib/regexprops.c (copying): Update the year number manually.
* tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
* All other files: Update copyright years via the above make run.





Run 'make update-copyright'.

* lib/regexprops.c (copying): Update the year number manually.
* tests/sample-test: Adjust to use the single most recent year.
* All other files: Update copyright years via the above make run.







maint: update gnulib to latest
2023-01-01T22:51:03+00:00

Bernhard Voelker
mail@bernhard-voelker.de

2023-01-01T22:10:27+00:00

f293f5da80f9ee1ae0a38b50587ada72d5368917

Run 'make update-gnulib-to-latest', mainly to update the copyright
year numbers with:

  > maint: run 'make update-copyright'

This also pulls in the splitting of bootstrap into autopull.sh,
autogen.sh and bootstrap.

* autogen.sh: Add file.
* autopull.sh: Likewise.
* bootstrap-funclib.sh: Likewise.
* bootstrap: Auto-update.
* gnulib: Update to latest.
* tests/init.sh: Sync from 'gnulib/tests/init.sh'.





Run 'make update-gnulib-to-latest', mainly to update the copyright
year numbers with:

  > maint: run 'make update-copyright'

This also pulls in the splitting of bootstrap into autopull.sh,
autogen.sh and bootstrap.

* autogen.sh: Add file.
* autopull.sh: Likewise.
* bootstrap-funclib.sh: Likewise.
* bootstrap: Auto-update.
* gnulib: Update to latest.
* tests/init.sh: Sync from 'gnulib/tests/init.sh'.







maint: avoid unportable 'grep -q'
2023-01-01T22:15:36+00:00

Bernhard Voelker
mail@bernhard-voelker.de

2023-01-01T18:22:10+00:00

5c43cfb05c9885d743723b1e0a3a7d2b1594dafd

The upcoming gnulib update comes with the new syntax-check named
'sc_unportable_grep_q':

  maint.mk: unportable 'grep -q', use >/dev/null instead
  make: *** [maint.mk:1377: sc_unportable_grep_q] Error 1

Fix offending places.

* cfg.mk (sc_prohibit_test_calls_print_ver_with_irrelevant_argument):
Replace unportable '-q' by redirecting grep output to /dev/null.
* doc/find.texi (node Adding Tests): Likewise.
* init.cfg (find_emits_warnings_): Likewise.





The upcoming gnulib update comes with the new syntax-check named
'sc_unportable_grep_q':

  maint.mk: unportable 'grep -q', use >/dev/null instead
  make: *** [maint.mk:1377: sc_unportable_grep_q] Error 1

Fix offending places.

* cfg.mk (sc_prohibit_test_calls_print_ver_with_irrelevant_argument):
Replace unportable '-q' by redirecting grep output to /dev/null.
* doc/find.texi (node Adding Tests): Likewise.
* init.cfg (find_emits_warnings_): Likewise.







doc: generate manuals with `makeinfo --no-split`
2022-11-16T00:12:40+00:00

Bernhard Voelker
mail@bernhard-voelker.de

2022-11-15T23:54:05+00:00

4391e438a4c947f2f4d89ac65c19722a3dd94195

* doc/Makefile.am (AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS): Add for --no-split option.
(find_mono.html): Remove --no-split from makeinfo invocation.
* NEWS (Documentation Changes): Document the change.
* doc/.gitignore (/find.info-1,/find.info-2): Remove entries.

Suggested by Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org> in
https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-findutils/2022-11/msg00001.html





* doc/Makefile.am (AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS): Add for --no-split option.
(find_mono.html): Remove --no-split from makeinfo invocation.
* NEWS (Documentation Changes): Document the change.
* doc/.gitignore (/find.info-1,/find.info-2): Remove entries.

Suggested by Antonio Diaz Diaz <antonio@gnu.org> in
https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-findutils/2022-11/msg00001.html







doc: fix typo in maintainer manual
2022-11-15T23:30:47+00:00

Antonio Diaz Diaz
antonio@gnu.org

2022-11-15T23:30:38+00:00

f9f1ffc85058c90e1654292038d61f26819009b2

* doc/find-maint.texi (chapter Security): s/p[art/part/

Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes





* doc/find-maint.texi (chapter Security): s/p[art/part/

Copyright-paperwork-exempt: Yes