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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index c6febd4b3..dbb0a523e 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -2474,7 +2474,7 @@ locale, the default is @samp{%b %e %H:%M %Y} (for example, @samp{Dec@ @ 4 23:59 2001}. @vindex TZ -Time stamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by +Timestamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by the @env{TZ} environment variable, or by the system default rules if @env{TZ} is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}. @@ -4671,7 +4671,7 @@ skipped. @item Sort a set of log files, primarily by IPv4 address and secondarily by -time stamp. If two lines' primary and secondary keys are identical, +timestamp. If two lines' primary and secondary keys are identical, output the lines in the same order that they were input. The log files contain lines that look like this: @@ -4692,8 +4692,8 @@ sort -s -t '.' -k 1,1n -k 2,2n -k 3,3n -k 4,4n This example cannot be done with a single @command{sort} invocation, since IPv4 address components are separated by @samp{.} while dates come just after a space. So it is broken down into two invocations of -@command{sort}: the first sorts by time stamp and the second by IPv4 -address. The time stamp is sorted by year, then month, then day, and +@command{sort}: the first sorts by timestamp and the second by IPv4 +address. The timestamp is sorted by year, then month, then day, and finally by hour-minute-second field, using @option{-k} to isolate each field. Except for hour-minute-second there's no need to specify the end of each key field, since the @samp{n} and @samp{M} modifiers sort @@ -7625,7 +7625,7 @@ which means you probably have clock skew problems which may break programs like @command{make} that rely on file timestamps. @vindex TZ -Time stamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by +Timestamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by the @env{TZ} environment variable, or by the system default rules if @env{TZ} is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}. @@ -8396,10 +8396,10 @@ results in an error message on systems that do not support symbolic links. @opindex --update @cindex newer files, copying only Do not copy a non-directory that has an existing destination with the -same or newer modification time. If time stamps are being preserved, -the comparison is to the source time stamp truncated to the +same or newer modification time. If timestamps are being preserved, +the comparison is to the source timestamp truncated to the resolutions of the destination file system and of the system calls -used to update time stamps; this avoids duplicate work if several +used to update timestamps; this avoids duplicate work if several @samp{cp -pu} commands are executed with the same source and destination. If @option{--preserve=links} is also specified (like with @samp{cp -au} for example), that will take precedence. Consequently, depending on the @@ -9258,8 +9258,8 @@ This option is mutually exclusive with @option{-b} or @option{--backup} option. Do not move a non-directory that has an existing destination with the same or newer modification time. If the move is across file system boundaries, the comparison is to the -source time stamp truncated to the resolutions of the destination file -system and of the system calls used to update time stamps; this avoids +source timestamp truncated to the resolutions of the destination file +system and of the system calls used to update timestamps; this avoids duplicate work if several @samp{mv -u} commands are executed with the same source and destination. @@ -10959,12 +10959,12 @@ birth time, when the file was first created; by definition, this timestamp never changes. @vindex TZ -Time stamps assume the time zone rules specified by the @env{TZ} +Timestamps assume the time zone rules specified by the @env{TZ} environment variable, or by the system default rules if @env{TZ} is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}. You can avoid ambiguities during -daylight saving transitions by using UTC time stamps. +daylight saving transitions by using UTC timestamps. The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}. @@ -10998,7 +10998,7 @@ example, @option{--date="2004-02-27 14:19:13.489392193 +0530"} specifies the instant of time that is 489,392,193 nanoseconds after February 27, 2004 at 2:19:13 PM in a time zone that is 5 hours and 30 minutes east of UTC@. @xref{Date input formats}. -File systems that do not support high-resolution time stamps +File systems that do not support high-resolution timestamps silently ignore any excess precision here. @item -f @@ -11041,8 +11041,8 @@ Use the times of the reference @var{file} instead of the current time. If this option is combined with the @option{--date=@var{time}} (@option{-d @var{time}}) option, the reference @var{file}'s time is the origin for any relative @var{time}s given, but is otherwise ignored. -For example, @samp{-r foo -d '-5 seconds'} specifies a time stamp -equal to five seconds before the corresponding time stamp for @file{foo}. +For example, @samp{-r foo -d '-5 seconds'} specifies a timestamp +equal to five seconds before the corresponding timestamp for @file{foo}. If @var{file} is a symbolic link, the reference timestamp is taken from the target of the symlink, unless @option{-h} was also in effect. @@ -11880,7 +11880,7 @@ precision preceded by a period to specify the number of digits to print after the decimal point. For example, @samp{%.3X} outputs the last access time to millisecond precision. If a period is given but no precision, @command{stat} uses 9 digits, so @samp{%.X} is equivalent to -@samp{%.9X}@. When discarding excess precision, time stamps are truncated +@samp{%.9X}@. When discarding excess precision, timestamps are truncated toward minus infinity. @example @@ -11935,7 +11935,7 @@ you must use a different set of @var{format} directives: @end itemize @vindex TZ -Time stamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by +Timestamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by the @env{TZ} environment variable, or by the system default rules if @env{TZ} is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}. @@ -14944,7 +14944,7 @@ by the hostname. Traditionally, the two arguments given are @samp{am i}, as in @samp{who am i}. @vindex TZ -Time stamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by +Timestamps are listed according to the time zone rules specified by the @env{TZ} environment variable, or by the system default rules if @env{TZ} is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone with @env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}. |