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)). > > > > -- > > If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, > > am I entitled to my money back? > > ________________________________________________________________ > > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > > My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ > > mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message -- If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, am I entitled to my money back? ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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