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Re: [PATCH 1/2] UNIX reference time of 1970-01-01 00:00 is UTC timezone, not local time zone

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Simon 'corecode' Schubert <corecode@fs.ei.tum.de>
Date
Jan 26, 2007, 17:49 UTC
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<45BA3F13.2090003@fs.ei.tum.de>
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<200701260858.48212.andyparkins@gmail.com>
Andy Parkins wrote:
> $ date --date="1970-01-01 00:00" +"%F %T %z (%Z)"
> 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0100 (BST)
nice observation.  yet, my system doesn't even have date --date=.  regarding the idea to provide a generic nice hook, it should be considered to convert this usage to a standards-conforming way.
cheers
  simon
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  1. 1/2 UNIX reference time of 1970-01-01 00:00 is UTC timezone, not local time zoneAndy Parkins, Jan 26, 2007
  2. Andy ParkinsJan 26, 2007
  3. Simon 'corecode' SchubertJan 26, 2007

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