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[PATCH] info date to be explicit about the date formats

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Marc Chantreux <mc <at> unistra.fr>
Subject: bug#59827: closed (Re: bug#59827: [PATCH] info date to be
 explicit about the date formats)
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022 02:44:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#59827: [PATCH] info date to be explicit about the date formats

which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 59827 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Marc Chantreux <mc <at> unistra.fr>
Cc: 59827-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#59827: [PATCH] info date to be explicit about the date formats
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2022 18:43:43 -0800

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Thanks for the suggestion. I installed the attached which isn't exactly 
what you sent but which implements the basic idea.

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From: Marc Chantreux <mc <at> unistra.fr>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] info date to be explicit about the date formats
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2022 22:06:48 +0100

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

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