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Re: [PATCH] rev-list: clarify git-log default date format

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Feb 1, 2023, 22:47 UTC
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On Wed, Feb 01, 2023 at 10:19:02AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> > -	- there is no comma after the day-of-week
> > +	- There is no comma after the day-of-week
> >  
> > -	- the time zone is omitted when the local time zone is used
> > +	- The time zone is omitted when the local time zone is used
> > +
> > +	- Day-of-month and month are switched around
> > +
> > +	- Time-of-day and the year are switched around
> > +
> > +As a result, the format looks as follows: `Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 +0000` with `+0000` being omitted when the local time zone is used.
> 
> All of the above may technically be correct, but I wonder if it
> makes it easier to follow to simply stop saying "is similar to".
> That is
> 
>     The default format `--date=default` shows a single line with
>     three-letter day of the week, three-letter month, day-of-month,
>     hour-minute-second in the "HH:MM:SS" format, followed by 4-digit
>     year, plus timezone information unless the local time zone is
>     used (e.g. "Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 +0000").
> 
> or something like that.

Yes, I agree with your suggestion. When you can explain something as "like X, but Y" it is helpful when Y is short. When it becomes much longer, than simply spelling out what X is becomes more helpful.

-Peff
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Message 3 of 13 in “rev-list: clarify git-log default date format”
  1. rev-list: clarify git-log default date formatRafael Dulfer, Feb 1, 2023
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2023
  3. Jeff KingFeb 1, 2023
  4. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 1, 2023
  5. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2023
  6. Rafael DulferFeb 2, 2023
  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2023
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 2, 2023
  9. rev-list: clarify git-log default date formatJunio C Hamano, Feb 16, 2023
  10. Jeff KingFeb 16, 2023
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 16, 2023
  12. rev-list: clarify git-log default date formatJunio C Hamano, Feb 16, 2023
  13. Jeff KingFeb 16, 2023

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