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Re: Question: --since date parsing uses current time instead of midnight - by design?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 13, 2026, 22:41 UTC
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gregor@chkpnt.de writes:
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> Hello,
>
> I've just noticed how git log --since=<date> interprets dates without 
> explicit times, and I found the behavior seems potentially unintended. 
> I'd like to understand if this is by design or a bug.
Looks like it is very much designed, ...
https://lore.kernel.org/git/Pine.LNX.4.64.0511171505080.13959@g5.osdl.org/
... at least to me.
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