uutils / uutils/coreutils

Docs: "Improving the GNU compatibility" section links in Contributing are broken

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Description

All links in this page pointing to DEVELOPMENT.html show a 404 page.

https://uutils.github.io/coreutils/docs/contributing.html#improving-the-gnu-compatibility

DEVELOPMENT.html doesn't seem to exist.

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Research direction

Open the Contributing page at https://uutils.github.io/coreutils/docs/contributing.html and inspect the “Improving the GNU compatibility” section. Trace each link targeting DEVELOPMENT.html, determine the available destination from the project documentation, and verify that the corrected links no longer return 404 pages.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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