From: Simon 'corecode' Schubert Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:48:06 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Use standard -t option for touch. Message-ID: <45AF5E76.7020503@fs.ei.tum.de> In-Reply-To: Johannes Schindelin wrote: > Simon, please don't use "undisclosed recipients". After all, this is > _open_ source, and you make it really inconvenient to reply. oh, sorry. i just feed git-format-patch into sendmail. i'll need to teach git-send-email to accept - for stdin. >> Non-GNU touch do not have the -d option to take free form >> date strings. The POSIX -t option should be more widespread. >> For this to work, date needs to output YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS date strings. > I just checked on an SGI machine, and it has "-t". In related news, it > also has /usr/bin/printf. thanks for checking! cheers simon -- Serve - BSD +++ RENT this banner advert +++ ASCII Ribbon /"\ Work - Mac +++ space for low €€€ NOW!1 +++ Campaign \ / Party Enjoy Relax | http://dragonflybsd.org Against HTML \ Dude 2c 2 the max ! http://golden-apple.biz Mail + News / \