Highlights

• stty is now partially implemented (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3672). We now finally have implementations for all the coreutils!
• tail now implements --follow and has seen many more improvements thanks to the giant refactor by @jhscheer.
• wc and sum have gotten performance improvements by @resistor.
• There have been refactors, fixes and performance improvements in many utils.

GNU test suite compatibility

Many utils have seen minor changes to improve GNU compatibility. This marks the first release where we pass more tests than we fail. See https://github.com/uutils/coreutils-tracking/ for more details

Changes

The PR's listed below are a selection of all the contributions in this release.

basename

• Simple format arguments by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3736

basenc

• Fix error code on wrong usage by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3743

comm

• Use NUL if delimiter is empty by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3701

cp

• Correctly copy attributes of a dangling symbolic link by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3692
• Implement --sparse flag by @pimzero in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3766
• Make --b=simple protective of source by @philgebhardt in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3647
• Truncate destination when --reflink is set by @pimzero in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3759
• Fix test_copy_through_dangling_symlink_no_dereference_permissions by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3789

cut

• Fix argument parsing for the delimiter by @jhscheer in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3607

dd

• Error message of invalid args is matched with GNU by @Fuchczyk in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3831
• Fix output issues by @patricksjackson in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3610
• Only print concise byte counts if count is sufficiently large by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3617
• Reuse buffer for the most common cases by @patricksjackson in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3600
• Fix broken pipe in test_bytes_oseek_bytes_trunc_oflag by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3797

df

• Better error message when executed in a chroot without /proc by @lendandgit in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3602
• Fix output if input path is device name by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3682
• Fix rounding behavior in humanreadable mode by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3554
• Read block size from env vars by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3504
• Show "total" label in correct column by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3579
• Trim size header in tests by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3582
• Implement the --sync flag for df by @anastygnome in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3592

dircolors

• Add support for stdin by @jhscheer in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3591
• Escape ' and : by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3639
• Implement --print-ls-colors by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3566
• Make -b & -c args overridable by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3569
• Update error message by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3596

dirname

• Add missing "\n\" to usage message by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3570

du

• Remove unnecessary spaces from help by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3622
• Add parse_glob module and update du to use parse_glob by @ackerleytng in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3754

expand

• Add support for --tabs shortcuts by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3612
• Allow multiple tabs args by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3585
• Show error if --tabs arg has invalid chars by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3583
• Allow specifier only with last value by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3595
• Handle too large tab size by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3594
• Remove empty line from error message by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3577
• Simplify signature of expand_shortcuts() by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3644

hashsum

• Isolate non-"GNU Coreutils" options by @str4d in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3593
• Fix the -c usage by @sylvestre in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3816

install

• Verbose messages shows ginstall as command by @sylvestre in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3651
• Fix install -C test by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3663
• Make install -V show the filename by @ElijahSink in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3657

ln

• Improve error messages compatibility by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3730
• Implement -L -P to make tests/ln/hard-to-sym.sh work by @sylvestre in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3563
• Symlink --force, src and dst are same file by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3724

ls, dir & vdir

• Add already listed message by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3707
• Fix double quoting when color is enabled by @tertsdiepraam in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3590
• Implement --zero by @pimzero in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3746
• Remove trailing space when using the comma format (-m) by @anastygnome in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3615
• Silently ignore -T option by @Stonks3141 in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3718
• Forbid octal numbers for width parameter by @Ganneff in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3613

mktemp

• Change directory permission after creation by @353fc443 in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3471
• Combine --tmpdir and subdirectory info by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3568
• Error on empty --suffix in some situations by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3599
• Exit with status 1 on usage errors by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3578
• Include suffix in error message by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3551
• Only replace last contiguous block of Xs by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3586
• Respect POSIXLY_CORRECT env var when parsing args by @weijunji in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3604
• Simplify file path parameter logic by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3573

mv

• Fix error when moving directory to itself by @Fuchczyk in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3809

numfmt

• Implement --format by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3751
• Implement --to-unit & --from-unit by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3705
• Preserve trailing zeros by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3764
• Don't round floats if --from is none by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3742
• Reject suffix if unit is none by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3716
• Remove duplicate default hints from help by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3696
• Show invalid suffix error for i suffix by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3732
• Show error if --padding is zero by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3686
• Show error if i suffix is missing by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3713

paste

• Implement -z flag by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3659

readlink

• Improve GNU compatibility by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3826
• Symlink loop handling by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3717

realpath

• Relative options by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3710
• Improve symlink handling by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3703
• Add --no-symlinks alias by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3681

rm

• Fix help text mistakenly being used as the long option by @tertsdiepraam in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3670

shuf

• Add missing spaces to about text by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3677
• Improve performance by @Garfield96 in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3642

sort

• Wait when SIGINT was raised for the program to finish properly by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3801

sum

• Speed up sum by using reasonable read buffer sizes. by @resistor in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3741

split

• Don't overwrite files by @andrewbaptist in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3719
• Set names for arg values by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3541
• Don't skip chucking when the chunk size is a divisor of the buffer size by @resistor in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3800

stty

• Initial implementation by @tertsdiepraam in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3672

tail

• Implement --follow and much more by @jhscheer in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/2695
• Rework platform module by @anastygnome in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3706
• Fix race condition by @jhscheer in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3798
• Reduce CPU load for polling by @jhscheer in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3618
• Reuse opened file --follow=descriptor by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3830

tee

• Implement -p by @eds-collabora in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3656

touch

• Fix trailing slashes handling by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3788

true & false

• Use clap::ArgAction for --help and --version by @jarkonik in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3784

tty

• Move from libc to nix by @tertsdiepraam in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3838

unexpand

• Handle too large tabs arguments by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3655
• Implement tabs shortcuts by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3646
• Set value name of arg by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3605

uniq

• Set default missing value for group and all-repeated args by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3667

wc

• Specialize scanning loop on settings. by @resistor in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3708
• Implement a fast path for character counting in wc. by @resistor in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3735
• Implement wc fast paths that skip Unicode decoding. by @resistor in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3740
• Fix wc gnu test suite compatibility by @anastygnome in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3688

uucore

• Create help_section macro by @tertsdiepraam in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3180
• Refactor, document and test ranges module by @tertsdiepraam in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3844
• Remove show_error_custom_description macros show_usage_error by @tertsdiepraam in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3837
• Add backport for Path::is_symlink() by @jfinkels in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3697
• Fix invalid enum variant in docstring by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3643
• Simplify invalid encoding handling by @tertsdiepraam in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3832
• canonicalize: Loop looking in windows by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3714

General

• Netbsd / OpenBSD build fix by @devnexen in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3807
• Add more consistency in the --help output and declarations by @sylvestre in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3774
• dependencies: make winapi dependency only for Windows by @niyaznigmatullin in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3846
• tests: fix Freebsd test failures by @jhscheer in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3777
• tests: ignore failing tests for FreeBSD by @jhscheer in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3806
• Replace lazy_static with once_cell by @Sciencentistguy in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3704
• README: add badge for MSRV by @jhscheer in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3799
• Remove use of mem::uninitialized by @5225225 in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3808
• Remove deprecated clap functions by @cakebaker in https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3768, https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3850, https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3848, https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3804 & https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3771

New Contributors

@weijunji (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3604), @str4d (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3593), @patricksjackson (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3600), @Ganneff (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3613), @Garfield96 (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3642), @philgebhardt (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3647), @ElijahSink (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3657), @niyaznigmatullin (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3663), @eds-collabora (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3656), @lendandgit (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3602), @resistor (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3708), @andrewbaptist (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3720), @Stonks3141 (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3718), @pimzero (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3746), @Fuchczyk (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3809), @5225225 (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3808), @jarkonik (https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/pull/3784)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/uutils/coreutils/compare/0.0.14...0.0.15