February 2026 (2026-02) monthly summary for uutils/coreutils. Delivered tangible improvements in reliability, security, and CLI predictability across key utilities. Key items include a feature for Ln where interactive and -i/-f override behavior is correctly resolved (with regression tests), a bug fix for cp that prevents panic when recursively copying directories with non-UTF8 names, and a security/hardening change disallowing slashes in backup suffix to prevent path traversal and unsafe naming. These changes improve automation reliability, reduce user-facing error states, and strengthen safe defaults in backup handling. Demonstrated skills include Rust development, OS path and string handling, test-driven development, and cross-repo collaboration with targeted PRs and code reviews.