Bug#321635: coreutils: easier way to parse unix timestamp

2008-12-31 Thread Eugene V. Lyubimkin
Package: coreutils Version: 6.10-6 Followup-For: Bug #321635 Hello. There is far easier way to parse unix timestamp, it's date -d '@timestamp'. I second the request to add this info to man page. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable')

Bug#321635: coreutils: easier way to parse unix timestamp

2008-12-31 Thread Bob Proulx
Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: There is far easier way to parse unix timestamp, it's date -d '@timestamp'. This is thoroughly documented in the info page. info coreutils 'date invocation' A direct link to the particular part is: info coreutils 'Seconds since the Epoch' There are many

Bug#321635: coreutils: easier way to parse unix timestamp

2008-12-31 Thread Michael Stone
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:05:51AM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: The proper place to discuss this type of request is upstream at bug-coreut...@gnu.org. No, it is perfectly acceptable to send it to debian. Mike Stone -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a