From cda4ac2e9182b7afcb4c06f7e510d9c5f5a9080e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 14:15:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] . --- old/fileutils/NEWS | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/old/fileutils/NEWS b/old/fileutils/NEWS index 94fe8fb..7c6498d 100644 --- a/old/fileutils/NEWS +++ b/old/fileutils/NEWS @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ User-visible changes in release 3.10: +* mkdir -p now ignores arguments that are existing directories. Before, + (contrary to POSIX spec) it would attempt to change ownership and/or + protections of existing directories. And it would fail when such a + directory was owned by another user. * Fix bug in cp that made the commands `mkdir dir; touch foo; cp -P foo dir' incorrectly change the permissions on directory, dir. * df accepts a new option, --sync, that may ensure it reports more up to -- 2.7.4