Released as 20120122 ('Dead SOPA').

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,49 @@
+20120122
+
+* --header : uses the first input line as column names and you can
+  then use {colname} as a replacement string in the command. This also
+  works with multiple :::'s.
+
+* --header <regexp> matches a header as a regular expression and
+  repeats the header for each block with --pipe.
+
+* --resume resumes from the last unfinished job. Useful if you stop
+  GNU Parallel and restart it later with the same arguments.
+
+* niceload now propagates exit status correctly.
+
+* Show your support for GNU Parallel. For a limited time you can get a
+  GNU Parallel T-shirt+mug+pen+100 postcards at 20 EUR. See
+  https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/merchandise.html
+
+* Options -g -B -T -U -W -Y are retired as warned 6 months ago.
+
+* GNU Parallel referenced in article on Holographic Grid Cloud. Thanks
+  to Stefano Gallozzi. http://arxiv.org/pdf/1112.6128
+
+* Article in IEEE Software on GNU Parallel. Thanks to Diomidis
+  Spinellis.  http://www.spinellis.gr/blog/20110911/
+
+* An article on Narwhal which uses GNU Parallel. They forgot to add
+  the reference. Please remember --bibtex if you use GNU Parallel in
+  an article. 
+  http://bioinformatics.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/11/08/bioinformatics.btr613.full.pdf
+
+* Blog post on using GNU Parallel to speed up BLAST queries:
+  http://blog.mckuhn.de/2012/01/embarrassingly-parallel-blast-search.html
+
+* Video showing Wake-on-LAN with GNU Parallel.
+  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mB-yIyKFLQ
+
+* Using GNU Parallel with Solr.
+  http://sujitpal.blogspot.com/2011/12/solr-report-generation-with-python.html
+
+* First job ad including GNU Parallel:
+  http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=101&dockey=xml/7/6/76f858de083a094f74b1a5d3ba53ffc5@endecaindex
+
+* Bug fixes and man page updates.
+
+
 20111222
 
 * --timeout will now kill grandchildren.

configure

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68 for parallel 20111222.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68 for parallel 20120122.
 #
 # Report bugs to <bug-parallel@gnu.org>.
 #
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='parallel'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='parallel'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='20111222'
-PACKAGE_STRING='parallel 20111222'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='20120122'
+PACKAGE_STRING='parallel 20120122'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='bug-parallel@gnu.org'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures parallel 20111222 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures parallel 20120122 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of parallel 20111222:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of parallel 20120122:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-parallel configure 20111222
+parallel configure 20120122
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68
 
 Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by parallel $as_me 20111222, which was
+It was created by parallel $as_me 20120122, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE='parallel'
- VERSION='20111222'
+ VERSION='20120122'
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
@@ -2704,7 +2704,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by parallel $as_me 20111222, which was
+This file was extended by parallel $as_me 20120122, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-parallel config.status 20111222
+parallel config.status 20120122
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.68,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 

doc/promo

@@ -20,31 +20,31 @@ http://nd.gd/0t GNU Parallel http://nd.gd/0s may be better.
 
 Comments:
 
-http://nd.gd/0u http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/
-http://nd.gd/0s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpaiGYxkSuQ
-http://nd.gd/0t http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xargs#The_separator_problem
-http://nd.gd/3k http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/man.html#differences_between_xargs_and_gnu_parallel
-http://nd.gd/po http://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/man.html#example__distributing_work_to_local_and_remote_computers
-http://ur1.ca/7h7yx http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL284C9FF2488BC6D1
+http://pi.dk/0 https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/
+http://pi.dk/1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL284C9FF2488BC6D1
+http://pi.dk/2 https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?group=parallel
 
-If you like xargs you may love GNU Parallel: http://nd.gd/0s
+http://pi.dk/5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xargs#The_separator_problem
+http://pi.dk/6 https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/man.html#differences_between_xargs_and_gnu_parallel
+http://pi.dk/7 https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/man.html#example__distributing_work_to_local_and_remote_computers
 
-With GNU Parallel (http://nd.gd/0s) you can do:
+If you like xargs you may love GNU Parallel: http://pi.dk/1
+
+With GNU Parallel (http://pi.dk/0) you can do:
 ls | grep jpeg | parallel mv {} {.}.jpg
 
-Watch the intro video for GNU Parallel: http://nd.gd/0s
+Watch the intro video for GNU Parallel: http://pi.dk/1
 
 If your input file names are generated by users, you need to deal with
 surprising file names containing space, ', or " in the filename. 
 
 xargs can give nasty surprises due to the separator problem
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xargs#The_separator_problem
-http://nd.gd/0t
+http://pi.dk/5
 
 GNU Parallel http://nd.gd/0s may be better.
 
 @jaylyerly @stevenf xargs will bite you if file names contain
-space http://nd.gd/0t. Use GNU Parallel instead: http://nd.gd/0s
+space http://pi.dk/5. Use GNU Parallel instead: http://pi.dk/0
 
 Please repay by spreading the word about GNU Parallel to your
 contacts/blog/facebook/linkedin/mailing lists/user group

doc/release_new_version

@@ -139,25 +139,11 @@ http://freshmeat.net/projects/parallel/releases/new
 
 == Update Diaspora Twitter ==
 
-New version of #GNU Parallel released. See what is new in this release
-http://nd.gd/2j Watch the intro videos http://nd.gd/039
+New version of #GNU Parallel http://pi.dk/0 released. See what is new
+in this release http://pi.dk/2 Watch the intro videos http://pi.dk/1
 
 https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?group=parallel
 
-# Obsolete: Now use @GnuParallel
-# # Only 350 requests per hour: 1 tweet = 3 requests
-# # 119 tweets/hour = sleep 30 per tweet (40 to be safe)
-# # The above is not enough.
-# # Went over the limit at number 132 (sleep 40)
-# # https://support.twitter.com/entries/15364-about-twitter-limits-update-api-dm-and-following
-# # says 250 direct msg per day = 86400/250 = sleep 345
-# cat twitters | grep -iv removed |
-#   parallel -j1 sleep 354\; echo @{} You have shown interest in GNU Parallel. \
-#   New version: http://nd.gd/2j This is the last message: Follow @GnuParallel \
-#  '|' ttytter
-
-
-
 == Send announce ==
 
 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.unix.shell/post