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Date:      Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:54:47 +0100
From:      Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        "Ogren, Eric C." <ecogren@rsasecurity.com>
Cc:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs/18792: date man page has misleading description of -r op tion
Message-ID:  <20000713215447.H237@parish>
In-Reply-To: <F504A8CEE925D411AF4A00508B8BE90A1BF698@exna07.securitydynamics.com>; from ecogren@rsasecurity.com on Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 03:44:50PM -0400
References:  <F504A8CEE925D411AF4A00508B8BE90A1BF698@exna07.securitydynamics.com>

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[Trimmed stonewall@btinternet.com from the Cc:. It was me using Netscape :(]

On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 03:44:50PM -0400, Ogren, Eric C. wrote:
> Hmm...how bout a compromise?
> 
> -r print out the date and time represented by _seconds_,
> where _seconds_ is the number of seconds since the Epoch
> (00:00:00 UTC, January 1, 1970; see time(3)).
> 

I reckon that's the one. Anyone disagree? Shall I commit it?

> Eric
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: parish [mailto:stonewall@btinternet.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 3:20 PM
> > To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG
> > Subject: Re: docs/18792: date man page has misleading 
> > description of -r
> > option
> > 
> > 
> > The following reply was made to PR docs/18792; it has been 
> > noted by GNATS.
> > 
> > From: parish <stonewall@btinternet.com>
> > To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
> > Cc:  
> > Subject: Re: docs/18792: date man page has misleading 
> > description of -r option
> > Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:10:47 +0100
> > 
> >  How about:
> >  
> >  	-r print out the date and time represented by 
> > _seconds_, which is
> >  	   the number of seconds since the Epoch (00:00:00 UTC, 
> > January 1,
> >  	   1970; see time(3))
> >  
> >  or
> >  
> >  	-r print _seconds_ as a date and time, where _seconds_ 
> > is the number of
> >  	   seconds since the Epoch (00:00:00 UTC, January 1, 1970; see
> >  time(3)).
> >  
> >  -- 
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> >    am I entitled to my money back?
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