# [PATCH 1/2] RelNotes/2.21: tweak "--date=auto" mention

2 messages from 2019-02-12 to 2019-02-12. Participants: Jeff King, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/50478

## Jeff King, 2019-02-12 06:32

Subject: [PATCH 1/2] RelNotes/2.21: tweak "--date=auto" mention
Message-ID: <20190212063247.GA21872@sigill.intra.peff.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20190212063247.GA21872%40sigill.intra.peff.net

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In the feature that was eventually committed, "--date=auto" doesn't do
anything. It was generalized to "--date=auto:<format>".

Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
---
 Documentation/RelNotes/2.21.0.txt | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.21.0.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.21.0.txt
index 8a9a8dd496..77b8d9d221 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/2.21.0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/2.21.0.txt
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ UI, Workflows & Features
 
  * A new date format "--date=human" that morphs its output depending
    on how far the time is from the current time has been introduced.
-   "--date=auto" can be used to use this new format when the output is
-   going to the pager or to the terminal and otherwise the default
-   format.
+   "--date=auto:human" can be used to use this new format (or any
+   existing format) when the output is going to the pager or to the
+   terminal, and otherwise the default format.
 
 
 Performance, Internal Implementation, Development Support etc.
-- 
2.21.0.rc0.568.gbf84974d35


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## Junio C Hamano, 2019-02-12 17:00

Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] RelNotes/2.21: tweak "--date=auto" mention
Message-ID: <xmqqpnrxdjr3.fsf@gitster-ct.c.googlers.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/xmqqpnrxdjr3.fsf%40gitster-ct.c.googlers.com
In-Reply-To: <20190212063247.GA21872@sigill.intra.peff.net>

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:

> In the feature that was eventually committed, "--date=auto" doesn't do
> anything. It was generalized to "--date=auto:<format>".
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
> ---
>  Documentation/RelNotes/2.21.0.txt | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Thanks.

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