some programmers are writing dodgy code because they don't realise that 12 hour am/pm format is not supported in many locales. so this patch is part of an attempt to improve the docs. i am also contributing patches to the strftime docs.
for more info, please see, especially the later messages: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=140891&repeatmerged=yes cheers, m. diff -cr sh-utils-2.0.12/doc/coreutils.info sh-utils-2.0.12.orig/doc/coreutils.info *** sh-utils-2.0.12/doc/coreutils.info Thu Jun 27 13:25:22 2002 --- sh-utils-2.0.12.orig/doc/coreutils.info Mon Apr 29 16:57:41 2002 *************** *** 7818,7824 **** nanoseconds (000000000...999999999) `%p' ! locale's AM or PM (blank in many locales) `%r' time, 12-hour (hh:mm:ss [AP]M) --- 7818,7824 ---- nanoseconds (000000000...999999999) `%p' ! locale's AM or PM `%r' time, 12-hour (hh:mm:ss [AP]M) diff -cr sh-utils-2.0.12/doc/coreutils.texi sh-utils-2.0.12.orig/doc/coreutils.texi *** sh-utils-2.0.12/doc/coreutils.texi Thu Jun 27 13:25:09 2002 --- sh-utils-2.0.12.orig/doc/coreutils.texi Mon Apr 29 07:55:31 2002 *************** *** 10006,10012 **** @item %N nanoseconds (000000000@dots{}999999999) @item %p ! locale's AM or PM (blank in many locales) @item %r time, 12-hour (hh:mm:ss [AP]M) @item %s --- 10006,10012 ---- @item %N nanoseconds (000000000@dots{}999999999) @item %p ! locale's AM or PM @item %r time, 12-hour (hh:mm:ss [AP]M) @item %s diff -cr sh-utils-2.0.12/man/date.1 sh-utils-2.0.12.orig/man/date.1 *** sh-utils-2.0.12/man/date.1 Thu Jun 27 13:23:55 2002 --- sh-utils-2.0.12.orig/man/date.1 Sun Apr 28 19:31:07 2002 *************** *** 117,126 **** nanoseconds (000000000..999999999) .TP %p ! locale's upper case AM or PM indicator (blank in many locales) .TP %P ! locale's lower case am or pm indicator (blank in many locales) .TP %r time, 12-hour (hh:mm:ss [AP]M) --- 117,126 ---- nanoseconds (000000000..999999999) .TP %p ! locale's upper case AM or PM indicator .TP %P ! locale's lower case am or pm indicator .TP %r time, 12-hour (hh:mm:ss [AP]M) _______________________________________________ Bug-sh-utils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-sh-utils
