GNU bug report logs - #24077
VS: bug in MAN page for data command

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: "Lars Issing Sauer" <lsa <at> logos.dk>

Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:59:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #31 received at 24077-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, Pádraig Brady
 <P <at> draigBrady.com>, Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>,
 24077-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, lsa <at> logos.dk
Subject: Re: bug#24077: VS: bug in MAN page for data command
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 22:27:39 -0700

Eric Blake wrote:
> As a compromise, can we mention that MMDDhhmm[[CCYY][.ss]] output can be
> produced by the %m%d%H%M%C%y.%S format, as an additional line of text?

Unfortunately that format does not work when the century is outside the range 00-99.

Whatever we do, we should do consistently in 'date' and 'touch' and etc.

The POSIX spec uses all lower case, which is confusing in a different way but is 
at least standardized.
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