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Apr 27, 2026 · Fundamentals

coreutils 9.11 Released with Performance and Compatibility Enhancements

The GNU project announced coreutils 9.11 on April 20, adding multibyte support to cut, nl and expand, new cut options, zero‑copy I/O in cat and yes for up to 15× speed gains, faster wc and shuf, a new date format, plus numerous bug fixes and stability improvements, with source available on the GNU website.