date -d '38292 Jan 1900'

November 2nd, 2004

senji	2004/11/02 15:51:00 - date -d '38292 Jan 1900'
	`chiark.greenend.org.uk:~/` `# [04/11/02.15:46:29] $` `: pts/99[8] bash[14964] ; date -d '38292 Jan 1900' Tue Nov 2 00:00:00 GMT 2004` Poll #377115 Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 32 Date's behaviour... View Answers Bug 6(18.8%) Feature 26(81.2%) Current Mood: geeky Entry Tags: geeky, poll, unix ( < \| 8 glosses \| comment \| > )

agenticarus	2004/11/02 08:43:54
	wot, no tickybox! ? ( reply \| thread )

senji	2004/11/02 08:46:19
	's not a tickybox poll, is it? ( reply \| parent \| thread )

agenticarus	2004/11/02 09:30:04
	no :( ( reply \| parent \| thread )

ewx

2004/11/02 10:43:04

But this, I think, is fairly described as a bug:

$ date -d '1 Jan 1900'
Fri Dec 13 20:45:52 GMT 1901
$ echo $?
0

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senji	2004/11/02 11:13:01
	It says "date: invalid date `1 Jan 1900'" for me. ( reply \| parent \| thread )

ewx

2004/11/02 12:05:28

$ date --version
date (coreutils) 5.2.1
Written by David MacKenzie.

Copyright (C) 2004 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.

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senji	2004/11/02 12:24:02
	date (GNU sh-utils) 2.0.11 Written by David MacKenzie. Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. ( reply \| parent \| thread )

sphyg	2004/11/02 17:24:02
	RON. ( reply \| thread )

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