# GNU coreutils coreutils-9.8 released [stable]

- Product: GNU coreutils (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/gnu-coreutils)
- Vendor: GNU Project
- Date: 2025-09-22
- Original notes: https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10816
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/gnu-coreutils/releases/2025-09-22-coreutils-9.8-released-stable

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This is to announce coreutils-9.8, a stable release. Major new features include: - SHA3 hashing with `cksum -a sha3` - nproc now honors Linux cgroup v2 configured CPU quotas - fold is now multi-byte c…

- **added** — SHA3 hashing support with cksum -a sha3
- **changed** — nproc now honors Linux cgroup v2 configured CPU quotas
- **changed** — fold now handles multi-byte characters correctly