README

                                  util-linux

              util-linux is a random collection of Linux utilities

     Note that in years 2006-2010 this project used the name "util-linux-ng".

MAILING LIST:

      E-MAIL: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
      URL:    http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#util-linux


DOWNLOAD:

      https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/


BUG REPORTING:

      E-MAIL: util-linux@vger.kernel.org
      Web:    https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/issues

      Note that upstream community has no resources to provide support for end
      users with distribution specific issues. It's strongly recommended to 
      report bugs to the distribution (downstream) maintainers by distribution
      bug tracking systems. 

SOURCE CODE:

      See also Documentation/howto-contribute.txt
               Documentation/source-code-management.txt

      Web interface:
          http://git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git
          https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux

      Checkout:
          git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git util-linux

      Note that GitHub repository may contain temporary development branches too.

      The kernel.org repository contains master (current development) and stable/*
      (maintenance) branches only. All master or stable/* changes are always pushed
      to the both repositories in the same time.


NLS (PO TRANSLATIONS):

      PO files are maintained by:
          http://translationproject.org/domain/util-linux.html


VERSION SCHEMA:

      Standard releases:

          <major>.<minor>[.<maint>[.<bugfix>]]

             major = fatal and deep changes
             minor = typical release with new features
             maint = maintenance releases; bug fixes only
             bugfix = unplanned releases for critical/security bugs

      Development releases:

         <major>.<minor>-rc<N>