From d3dcb10f902ac9f1636aefd38520c50b5fcdc1d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "jidanni@jidanni.org" Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:04:46 +0800 Subject: date doc: warn at -d about LC_TIME We also warn here about LC_TIME, so the user will know even if he doesn't look in the @xref{Date input formats}. --- doc/coreutils.texi | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 07986e83d..c3a116470 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -13485,6 +13485,11 @@ format. It can contain month names, time zones, @samp{am} and @samp{pm}, 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 @acronym{UTC}.@* +Note: input currently must be in locale independent format. E.g., the +LC_TIME=C below is needed to print back the correct date in many locales: +@example +date -d "$(LC_TIME=C date)" +@end example @xref{Date input formats}. @item -f @var{datefile} -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2