Change Log

This is a work in progress.

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.

Releases now include artifacts for Linux (GNU & musl), macOS, and Windows
(Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) Toolchain & GNU/MinGW-w64 + GCC Toolchain).
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.
Broken pipe handling: when the output stream is closed (e.g., piping to
head), the program short-circuits immediately and exits with status 0
without flushing, avoiding extra work and spurious errors.
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.

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.
Man page removed as a maintenance burden. Use --help.