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maybe date -f <directory> should generate an error

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From: Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre <at> debian.org>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: maybe date -f <directory> should generate an error
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:44:40 +0200

Hello

The usual case is:

$ echo "2023-03-27 08:30:00" > dates.txt
$ echo "2023-04-01 12:00:00" >> dates.txt

$ /usr/bin/date -f dates.txt
Mon Mar 27 08:30:00 CEST 2023
Sat Apr 1 12:00:00 CEST 2023

If done on a non existing file, we get:

$ date -f non-existing
/usr/bin/date: non-existing: No such file or directory

Maybe it should do the same on a directory:

 $ /usr/bin/date -f /
doesn't show anything and return 0

Cheers,
Sylvestre

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre <at> debian.org>
Cc: 62497-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#62497: maybe date -f <directory> should generate an error
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 01:54:02 -0700

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Thanks for reporting that. I installed the attached to fix it.

[0001-date-diagnose-f-read-errors.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: 62497 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, sylvestre <at> debian.org
Subject: Re: bug#62497: maybe date -f <directory> should generate an error
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:42:38 +0100

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On 28/03/2023 09:54, Paul Eggert wrote:
> Thanks for reporting that. I installed the attached to fix it.

Looks good thanks.
Also worth the attached test and NEWS,
which I've pushed.

cheers,
Pádraig

[date-f-test.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: 62497 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu, sylvestre <at> debian.org
Subject: Re: bug#62497: maybe date -f <directory> should generate an error
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:27:58 +0100

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On 28/03/2023 13:42, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> On 28/03/2023 09:54, Paul Eggert wrote:
>> Thanks for reporting that. I installed the attached to fix it.
> 
> Looks good thanks.
> Also worth the attached test and NEWS,
> which I've pushed.

I'm also applying the attached for fix the same issue in dircolors.

cheers,
Pádraig

[dircolors-read-error.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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