+2007-12-18 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
+
+ * src/uniq.c (usage): Note that sorting uniq's input is often useful.
+ Suggested by Eric Blake.
+
2007-12-15 Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
Version 6.9.91.
GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
+* Noteworthy changes in release 6.? (????-??-??) [?]
+
+
+
* Noteworthy changes in release 6.9.91 (2007-12-15) [beta]
** Bug fixes
A field is a run of whitespace, then non-whitespace characters.\n\
Fields are skipped before chars.\n\
"), stdout);
+ fputs (_("\
+\n\
+Note: while uniq can be useful even with unsorted input, in most applications\n\
+the input is sorted in a manner consistent with field-selection options.\n\
+E.g., use `sort' if `uniq' uses no such option (or simply use `sort -u');\n\
+use `sort -k 3b' with uniq -f2.\n\
+"), stdout);
emit_bug_reporting_address ();
}
exit (status);