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Re: [PATCH] Use standard -t option for touch.

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jan 18, 2007, 10:49 UTC
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Hi,

Simon, please don't use "undisclosed recipients". After all, this is _open_ source, and you make it really inconvenient to reply.

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote:
> 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.

Ciao, Dscho

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  2. Johannes SchindelinJan 18, 2007
  3. Simon 'corecode' SchubertJan 18, 2007
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 19, 2007

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