tag 16386 notabug thanks On 01/07/2014 08:37 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Hello, > > could this be a bug in date?
Thanks for the report. However, this is not a bug in date, but a misunderstanding on your part, covered in our FAQ. https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#The-date-command-is-not-working-right_002e > > OK: date +%V_%Y -d "last wednesday" -> 01_2014 Do not mix %V and %Y. %V goes with %G, %Y goes with %U or %W. > OK: date +%V_%Y -d "last wednesday +1 week" -> 02_2014 > ... > OK: date +%V_%Y -d "last wednesday +51 week" -> 52_2014 > WRONG: date +%V_%Y -d "last wednesday +52 week" -> 01_2014 > This should be 01_2015: ^^^^ No, you are using the wrong format string. When you mix two different formats that use different notions of when a year rolls over, you are bound to get confusing results. But those results are correct, once you re-read the documentation of what those format strings represent. > Diese E-Mail könnte vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen This disclaimer is unenforceable on a publicly-archived mailing list. It is considered poor email etiquette to open source lists to use your employer's email if they are going to tack on garbage. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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