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Sun, 4 Dec 2022 22:06:48 +0100 (CET) Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2022 22:06:48 +0100 From: Marc Chantreux To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: [PATCH] info date to be explicit about the date formats Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.103.6 at clamav01 X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Renater-Ptge-SpamState: clean X-Renater-Ptge-SpamScore: 0 X-Renater-Ptge-SpamCause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvhedruddvgddugeeiucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecutffgpfetvffgtfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucenucfjughrpeffhffvuffkgggtugesthdtredttddtvdenucfhrhhomhepofgrrhgtucevhhgrnhhtrhgvuhiguceomhgtsehunhhishhtrhgrrdhfrheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepvdehudejheeuhfdtfeekgeehffetgfelgeehtdehgfetjeejjeetgefggeejleelnecukfhppeduleegrddvheegrddvgedurddvgeelnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehinhgvthepudelgedrvdehgedrvdeguddrvdegledphhgvlhhopeekvddrieehrdehtddrvdefkedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpeforghrtgcuvehhrghnthhrvghugicuoehmtgesuhhnihhsthhrrgdrfhhrqedpnhgspghrtghpthhtohepuddprhgtphhtthhopegsuhhgqdgtohhrvghuthhilhhssehgnhhurdhorhhg Received-SPF: pass client-ip=194.254.241.31; envelope-from=mc@unistra.fr; helo=smtpout02-ext4.partage.renater.fr X-Spam_score_int: -3 X-Spam_score: -0.4 X-Spam_bar: / X-Spam_report: (-0.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_HELO_IP_MISMATCH=2.368, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Spam-Score: -0.1 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 18:17:39 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.1 (-) hello coreutils maintainers, I would like info page of the date to be explicit about the ready to use date formats so users can pick them as example for their own ones (as example: just remove the timezone information). regards, marc --- doc/coreutils.texi | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index c801097..8c24b52 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -16559,18 +16559,23 @@ terms of the time to include. It can be one of the following: @table @samp @item auto Print just the date. This is the default if @var{timespec} is omitted. +("%Y-%m-%d") @item hours Append the hour of the day to the date. +("%Y-%m-%dT%H%:z") @item minutes Append the hours and minutes. +("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M%:z") @item seconds Append the hours, minutes and seconds. +("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%:z") @item ns Append the hours, minutes, seconds and nanoseconds. +("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S,%N%:z") @end table If showing any time terms, then include the time zone using the format -- 2.34.1 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Dec 05 21:43:55 2022 Received: (at 59827-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Dec 2022 02:43:55 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39880 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1p2Nw3-0000h8-3K for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:43:55 -0500 Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([131.179.128.68]:53700) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1p2Nw0-0000h0-JL for 59827-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 05 Dec 2022 21:43:53 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAF18160037; Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:43:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id JNKmmon16NnJ; Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:43:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3FB0160054; Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:43:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.9.2 zimbra.cs.ucla.edu C3FB0160054 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=cs.ucla.edu; s=78364E5A-2AF3-11ED-87FA-8298ECA2D365; t=1670294624; bh=4CIAg2US5rmc92KfcxXYurGBFazn6R4QTMyM/+Ypxeg=; h=Content-Type:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Subject:To:From; b=sHnPNxZpMxj21mf9OEvWc/+DgXGaxiW1rXpEcW71lLpRmIu/QYdxfwEqKoQZw6JPT Jh1n2zUVsZni9SQFtJxLRCKxuOVKE4ZIt7Pa5JiV6rKx5P2QHAYqlnAbRRfSCPb4B3 p9Ivj+iysgc8XC8yuK1a35LbP/GMjrHLCWefSruM= X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zimbra.cs.ucla.edu Received: from zimbra.cs.ucla.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.cs.ucla.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id dEUVpH3AqAVm; Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:43:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from [131.179.64.200] (Penguin.CS.UCLA.EDU [131.179.64.200]) by zimbra.cs.ucla.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 41A9D160037; Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:43:44 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------2nh9RPFjyzhvv6HagOrpAXlV" Message-ID: Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:43:43 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.5.0 Subject: Re: bug#59827: [PATCH] info date to be explicit about the date formats Content-Language: en-US To: Marc Chantreux References: From: Paul Eggert Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Score: -2.3 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 59827-done Cc: 59827-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------2nh9RPFjyzhvv6HagOrpAXlV Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks for the suggestion. 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