From unknown Tue Aug 19 02:59:52 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#6055: Add an example to --help for date Resent-From: "Ursula A. Kallio" Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:28:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 6055 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 6055@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.12724000639895 (code B ref -1); Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:28:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Apr 2010 20:27:43 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rNd-0002ZY-S7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:27:42 -0400 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rLi-0002YI-K5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:43 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:57668) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rLe-00080j-Dd for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:38 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1O6rLc-00040J-IY for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:37 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=60023 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1O6rLW-0003wG-AC for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:31 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.0 (2010-01-18) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.0 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rLM-00032H-Mh for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:29 -0400 Received: from chef.nerp.net ([207.7.145.210]:36422) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rLI-0002ze-BN for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:16 -0400 Received: from chef.nerp.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chef.nerp.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B25A419DE1; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:25:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: by chef.nerp.net (Postfix, from userid 1123) id A0EA719DE8; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:25:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chef.nerp.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F2C519DE1; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:25:13 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:25:13 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ursula A. Kallio" Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (DEB 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:27:41 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) Hello. Please consider adding an example to the date man page. Even something simple suffices: date +%Y%m%d uak From unknown Tue Aug 19 02:59:52 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#6055: Add an example to --help for date Resent-From: Bob Proulx Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:20:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6055 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: "Ursula A. Kallio" Cc: 6055@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 6055-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6055.127240316311539 (code B ref 6055); Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:20:03 +0000 Received: (at 6055) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Apr 2010 21:19:23 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6sBf-000303-67 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:19:23 -0400 Received: from joseki.proulx.com ([216.17.153.58]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6sBd-0002zv-FP; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:19:22 -0400 Received: from dementia.proulx.com (dementia.proulx.com [192.168.230.115]) by joseki.proulx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46D9921363; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:19:16 -0600 (MDT) Received: by dementia.proulx.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 3D6193CC39C; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:19:16 -0600 (MDT) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:19:16 -0600 From: Bob Proulx Message-ID: <20100427211916.GA10337@dementia.proulx.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Spam-Score: -1.2 (-) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.5 (--) severity 6055 wishlist thanks Ursula A. Kallio wrote: > Hello. Please consider adding an example to the date man page. > > Even something simple suffices: > date +%Y%m%d The man page is provided only as a quick reference document. In order to facilitate maintenance it is generated automatically from the online help in 'date --help' as you indicated in your subject. But there just isn't very much space that can be allocated there for every aspect of the command. It is already quite long. Plus the full documentation for date is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and date programs are properly installed at your site, the command info coreutils 'date invocation' should give you access to the complete manual. It contains extensive examples and other useful documentation. Please refer to it for the many fine examples there. Bob From unknown Tue Aug 19 02:59:52 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.427 (Entity 5.427) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: "Ursula A. Kallio" Subject: bug#6055: closed (Re: bug#6055: Add an example to --help for date) Message-ID: References: <20100607232652.GE585@dementia.proulx.com> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 6055 X-Gnu-PR-Package: coreutils Reply-To: 6055@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:27:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1275953222-22516-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1275953222-22516-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #6055: Add an example to --help for date 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 6055@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 6055: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D6055 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1275953222-22516-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 6055-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Jun 2010 23:26:57 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OLlia-0005qw-W3 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:26:57 -0400 Received: from joseki.proulx.com ([216.17.153.58]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OLlia-0005qr-36 for 6055-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:26:56 -0400 Received: from dementia.proulx.com (dementia.proulx.com [192.168.230.115]) by joseki.proulx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 26E0321362; Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:26:52 -0600 (MDT) Received: by dementia.proulx.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 2007A3CD899; Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:26:52 -0600 (MDT) Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:26:52 -0600 From: Bob Proulx To: "Ursula A. Kallio" Subject: Re: bug#6055: Add an example to --help for date Message-ID: <20100607232652.GE585@dementia.proulx.com> References: <20100427211916.GA10337@dementia.proulx.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100427211916.GA10337@dementia.proulx.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 6055-done Cc: 6055-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) It has been some time without any activity on this bug report. Since I don't think this is likely to be implemented and there hasn't been any other activity I am going to close the bug in the bug tracking system. Please feel free to follow up and add more information if desired. It will be seen and read by the group and the bug ticket will keep track of it. Bob ------------=_1275953222-22516-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Apr 2010 20:27:43 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rNd-0002ZY-S7 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:27:42 -0400 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rLi-0002YI-K5 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:43 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:57668) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rLe-00080j-Dd for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:38 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1O6rLc-00040J-IY for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:37 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=60023 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1O6rLW-0003wG-AC for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:31 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.0 (2010-01-18) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.0 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rLM-00032H-Mh for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:29 -0400 Received: from chef.nerp.net ([207.7.145.210]:36422) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O6rLI-0002ze-BN for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:16 -0400 Received: from chef.nerp.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chef.nerp.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B25A419DE1; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:25:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: by chef.nerp.net (Postfix, from userid 1123) id A0EA719DE8; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:25:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by chef.nerp.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F2C519DE1; Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:25:13 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:25:13 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ursula A. Kallio" To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: Add an example to --help for date Message-ID: User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (DEB 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:27:41 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) Hello. Please consider adding an example to the date man page. Even something simple suffices: date +%Y%m%d uak ------------=_1275953222-22516-1--