nevdelap/ned release-2.0.0

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Breaking Changes

• Short-flag duplication fixed: -l now maps exclusively to
  --line-numbers-only; --follow is long-only (no short flag). Scripts
  relying on prior short-flag behavior may need updates.
• Environment defaults parsing: NED_DEFAULTS now respects quotes and escapes
  (POSIX shell-style splitting). Unquoted values that previously split on
  spaces may behave differently; quote values containing spaces.

Changed

• Dependencies' versions updated. Most importantly for the regex crate. See
  the latest syntax documentation for supported regular
  expressions.

• Line-mode context with -A/-B/-C options streams more efficiently, reducing
  memory usage and improving performance on large files; quiet modes
  short-circuit earlier for faster runs.

• Environment defaults (NED_DEFAULTS) now support quoted/escaped values via
  POSIX shell-style splitting; shell expansion and globbing is not performed.
  Quote patterns or values with spaces inside NED_DEFAULTS.

• Color handling is more reliable across modern terminals (including Windows).
  --colors=auto|always|never behavior is unchanged but detection is improved.

• Option parsing now adheres to standard getopts semantics. Free arguments
  and the -p/--pattern option can be placed after files as documented,
  making command composition more predictable.

• Path normalization is simplified for more consistent printed paths across
  platforms; matching behavior is unchanged.

• Quiet matching short-circuits earlier and avoids reading unnecessary files,
  improving performance on large trees.

Documentation

• README.md and man page updated:
  • Clarified NED_DEFAULTS parsing (quoted/escaped values; no expansion) with
    examples.
  • Color modes and platform notes (Windows), less -R, and symlink behavior.