Below is the output I got while trying to do ridiculous date operations. You'll notice that it's computing the date erraticly (at least at first glance).
root: # date --version date (GNU sh-utils) 2.0.11 Written by David MacKenzie. Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. root: # date -d "9999999999999 seconds ago" Sun May 28 22:40:12 EDT 1961 root: # date -d "99999999999999 seconds ago" Mon May 9 08:48:20 EDT 1994 root: # date -d "999999999999 seconds ago" Sat Feb 28 16:41:46 EST 2026 root: # date -d "999999999999999 seconds ago" date: invalid date `999999999999999 seconds ago' root: # _______________________________________________ Bug-sh-utils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-sh-utils
