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[PATCH] Document new --date=<format>

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 14, 2007, 06:49 UTC
Message-ID
<7vk5t3lbtj.fsf_-_@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To
<20070713225836.17922.32546.stgit@lathund.dewire.com>

Now, git-log family can take full range of internally supported date format to their --date=<format> argument. Document it.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 * And the documentation...
 Documentation/git-rev-list.txt |   11 +++++++++--
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
index 20dcac6..08e7573 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-list.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	     [ \--encoding[=<encoding>] ]
 	     [ \--(author|committer|grep)=<pattern> ]
 	     [ \--regexp-ignore-case ] [ \--extended-regexp ]
-	     [ \--date={local|relative|default} ]
+	     [ \--date={local|relative|default|iso|rfc|short} ]
 	     [ [\--objects | \--objects-edge] [ \--unpacked ] ]
 	     [ \--pretty | \--header ]
 	     [ \--bisect ]
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ include::pretty-options.txt[]
 
 	Synonym for `--date=relative`.
 
---date={relative,local,default}::
+--date={relative,local,default,iso,rfc}::
 
 	Only takes effect for dates shown in human-readable format, such
 	as when using "--pretty".
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ e.g. "2 hours ago".
 +
 `--date=local` shows timestamps in user's local timezone.
 +
+`--date=iso` (or `--date=iso8601`) shows timestamps in ISO 8601 format.
++
+`--date=rfc` (or `--date=rfc2822`) shows timestamps in RFC 2822
+format, often found in E-mail messages.
++
+`--date=short` shows only date but not time, in `YYYY-MM-DD` fomat.
++
 `--date=default` shows timestamps in the original timezone
 (either committer's or author's).
 
-- 
1.5.3.rc1.4.gaf83
Previous: Robin RosenbergNext: Jan Hudec
Message 9 of 13 in “Support output ISO 8601 format dates”
  1. Support output ISO 8601 format datesRobin Rosenberg, Jul 13, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2007
  3. Support output ISO 8601 format datesRobin Rosenberg, Jul 13, 2007
  4. 1/2 Make show_rfc2822_date() just another date output format.Junio C Hamano, Jul 14, 2007
  5. 2/2 Wire new date formats to --date=<format> parser.Junio C Hamano, Jul 14, 2007
  6. Jan-Benedict GlawJul 14, 2007
  7. Junio C HamanoJul 14, 2007
  8. Robin RosenbergJul 14, 2007
  9. Document new --date=<format>Junio C Hamano, Jul 14, 2007
  10. Jan HudecJul 15, 2007
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 15, 2007
  12. Robin RosenbergJul 15, 2007
  13. Linus TorvaldsJul 15, 2007

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