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maybe date -f <directory> should generate an error

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Sylvestre Ledru <sylvestre <at> debian.org>
Subject: bug#62497: closed (Re: bug#62497: maybe date -f <directory>
 should generate an error)
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:55:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#62497: maybe date -f <directory> should generate an error

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 62497 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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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: 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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