GNU bug report logs - #60030
Small error in date command

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: "Malin Freeborn" <malinfreeborn <at> posteo.net>

Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:03:03 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

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From: "Malin Freeborn" <malinfreeborn <at> posteo.net>
To: <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Small error in date command
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 02:50:05 +0000

Hi bug-team,

There's a small error in the date man page. If you search for `%F`
you'll notice the date is summarized as so:

%F     full date; like %+4Y-%m-%d

The example shows the `%` sign before the `+`.

Best,
 - Malin
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bug#60030; Package coreutils. (Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:52:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Malin Freeborn <malinfreeborn <at> posteo.net>, 60030 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60030: Small error in date command
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:51:27 +0000

tag 60030 notabug
close 60030
stop

On 13/12/2022 02:50, Malin Freeborn wrote:
> Hi bug-team,
> 
> There's a small error in the date man page. If you search for `%F`
> you'll notice the date is summarized as so:
> 
> %F     full date; like %+4Y-%m-%d
> 
> The example shows the `%` sign before the `+`.

This was intentional. '+' is a flag in this context as per:
https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/commit/2ab2f7a42

cheers,
Pádraig
Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:52:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 60030 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and "Malin Freeborn" <malinfreeborn <at> posteo.net> Request was from Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:52:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <help-debbugs <at> gnu.org> to internal_control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 11 Jan 2023 12:24:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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