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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 64243a633..aa8f75481 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -15161,7 +15161,7 @@ This may be @samp{60} if leap seconds are supported. @item %X locale's time representation (e.g., @samp{23:13:48}) @item %z -@w{RFC 2822/ISO 8601} style numeric time zone +@w{RFC 5322/ISO 8601} style numeric time zone (e.g., @samp{-0600} or @samp{+0530}), or nothing if no time zone is determinable. This value reflects the numeric time zone appropriate for the current time, using the time zone rules specified @@ -15503,11 +15503,9 @@ Display the date and time of the last modification of @var{file}, instead of the current date and time. @item -R -@itemx --rfc-822 -@itemx --rfc-2822 +@itemx --rfc-email @opindex -R -@opindex --rfc-822 -@opindex --rfc-2822 +@opindex --rfc-email Display the date and time using the format @samp{%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z}, evaluated in the C locale so abbreviations are always in English. For example: @@ -15516,11 +15514,16 @@ For example: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:51:39 -0700 @end example +@opindex --rfc-822 +@opindex --rfc-2822 This format conforms to Internet RFCs @uref{https://tools.ietf.org/search/rfc5322, 5322}, @uref{https://tools.ietf.org/search/rfc2822, 822} and @uref{https://tools.ietf.org/search/rfc822, 822}, the current and previous standards for Internet email. +For compatibility with older versions of @command{date}, +@option{--rfc-2822} and @option{--rfc-822} are aliases for +@option{--rfc-email}. @item --rfc-3339=@var{timespec} @opindex --rfc-3339=@var{timespec} @@ -15650,8 +15653,8 @@ date --set='+2 minutes' @end example @item -To print the date in RFC 2822 format, -use @samp{date --rfc-2822}. Here is some example output: +To print the date in Internet RFC 5322 format, +use @samp{date --rfc-email}. Here is some example output: @example Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:51:39 -0700 |