From unknown Sun Jun 22 11:31:28 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#7444 <7444@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#7444 <7444@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: Undocumented option -I ? Reply-To: bug#7444 <7444@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2025 18:31:28 +0000 retitle 7444 Undocumented option -I ? reassign 7444 coreutils submitter 7444 depesz@depesz.com severity 7444 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Nov 19 09:02:00 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Nov 2010 14:02:00 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PJRXL-0005z3-6D for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:02:00 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PJRMv-0005td-NH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:51:14 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PJRRr-0005AU-K4 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:56:21 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) 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=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:57534) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PJRRr-0005AN-IH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:56:19 -0500 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=48539 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PJRRq-0001iS-RU for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:56:19 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PJROb-00042g-4f for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:52:58 -0500 Received: from martin.depesz.com ([188.40.39.14]:56853 helo=depesz.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PJROa-00042T-WB for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:52:57 -0500 Received: from martin.depesz.com ([188.40.39.14] helo=depesz.com) by depesz.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PJROX-0002ih-RS for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:52:53 +0100 Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:52:53 +0100 From: hubert depesz lubaczewski To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: Undocumented option -I ? Message-ID: <20101119135253.GA10307@depesz.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Spam-Score: -6.6 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:01:57 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: depesz@depesz.com 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: -6.6 (------) Hi, apparently (http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/7110/monitor-a-file-with-tail-with-timestamps-added) date supports -I switch, but it's undocumented. I found it in sources, and it seems to be related to iso format, but still - adding it to documentation would be nice. Best regards, depesz -- Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/depesz / blog: http://www.depesz.com/ jid/gtalk: depesz@depesz.com / aim:depeszhdl / skype:depesz_hdl / gg:6749007 From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Nov 19 10:04:00 2010 Received: (at 7444) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Nov 2010 15:04:00 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PJSVM-000769-Ek for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:04:00 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PJSVJ-000761-W4 for 7444@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:03:59 -0500 Received: from int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.12]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oAJF94Sm011060 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:09:04 -0500 Received: from [10.3.113.126] (ovpn-113-126.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.113.126]) by int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id oAJF94jd005172; Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:09:04 -0500 Message-ID: <4CE6930F.3010405@redhat.com> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:09:03 -0700 From: Eric Blake Organization: Red Hat User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.12) Gecko/20101103 Fedora/1.0-0.33.b2pre.fc14 Lightning/1.0b3pre Mnenhy/0.8.3 Thunderbird/3.1.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: depesz@depesz.com Subject: Re: bug#7444: Undocumented option -I ? References: <20101119135253.GA10307@depesz.com> In-Reply-To: <20101119135253.GA10307@depesz.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.1.2 OpenPGP: url=http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig2723A723B28E1ACBECCCD553" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 10.5.11.12 X-Spam-Score: -10.2 (----------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7444 Cc: 7444@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: -10.2 (----------) This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig2723A723B28E1ACBECCCD553 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 11/19/2010 06:52 AM, hubert depesz lubaczewski wrote: > Hi, > apparently > (http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/7110/monitor-a-file-with-ta= il-with-timestamps-added) > date supports -I switch, but it's undocumented. >=20 > I found it in sources, and it seems to be related to iso format, but > still - adding it to documentation would be nice. Yes, -I is a synonym for --iso-8601, but both options were deprecated in 2005 by commit 2c29ba03 (and hence undocumented). One real fix would be to start making this option output a warning, so that we can delete it. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2005-09/msg00056.html http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2005-07/msg00186.html Another would be to teach getdate.y how to parse 'T' as the separator between date and time, so that we could reinstate the option (it was deprecated because we feel badly about supporting an output format that we can't reparse as an input format). --=20 Eric Blake eblake@redhat.com +1-801-349-2682 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org --------------enig2723A723B28E1ACBECCCD553 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Public key at http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJM5pMPAAoJEKeha0olJ0NqQr4H/1/WMgq++qyCt1WX0TeyxUQ4 M6W/6RAv6piuHDal9DAB7NEMwZpFC0jNAc0WRJyLUD+U9/+mgYzxTN7gHoSOqdxc 8gaq5C7UgraG9mJ/EkWRv3SjhKnHURpa0tiLHtyo15jRG9flKfoWzdFV58iMprjZ iztySYtXgzatRaaGohZscYhi+gMgZgJPB9STK1dbDvWOKFtTRfuqbYxDzxES61PW Vh7FAS7JRaZlemKkmeU33jH9fn9mTAvCGUxbPA6CMnFdM11uwDDo/832PDg6XlaN yJJ367YdbC3GkbxJVcoyuEHF4UzwE0GQd8mvMWVVIW1U0nnwP/LzLdRVCpys9uI= =n4UK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig2723A723B28E1ACBECCCD553-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Oct 28 11:45:03 2011 Received: (at 7444-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Oct 2011 15:45:04 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RJocB-0003gj-Q0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:45:03 -0400 Received: from mx.meyering.net ([88.168.87.75]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RJoc9-0003g7-Pw for 7444-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:45:03 -0400 Received: from rho.meyering.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rho.meyering.net (Acme Bit-Twister) with ESMTP id C4395600A9; Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:43:05 +0200 (CEST) From: Jim Meyering To: coreutils@gnu.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] date: reinstate the --iso-8601 (-I) option In-Reply-To: <8739eeqj7z.fsf@rho.meyering.net> (Jim Meyering's message of "Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:21:04 +0200") References: <8739eeqj7z.fsf@rho.meyering.net> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:43:05 +0200 Message-ID: <878vo5nmuu.fsf@rho.meyering.net> Lines: 14 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -2.8 (--) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 7444-done Cc: 7444-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: -2.8 (--) Jim Meyering wrote: > Now that date can finally parse the output of date --iso-8601 (-I), > it's only fair to un-deprecate it and restore its documentation: > > Subject: [PATCH] date: reinstate the --iso-8601 (-I) option > > We deprecated and undocumented the --iso-8601 (-I) option mostly > because date could not parse that particular format. Now that > it can, it's time to restore the documentation. > * src/date.c (usage): Document it. > * doc/coreutils.texi (Options for date): Reinstate documentation. > Reported by Hubert Depesz Lubaczewski in http://bugs.gnu.org/7444. Pushed, hence closing this. From unknown Sun Jun 22 11:31:28 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:24:03 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator