On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 08:17:21AM -0500, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Dec 18, 2023 at 02:07:14PM +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote: > > I'm still amazed the OP hasn't understood that "date" can output > > custom formats -- and that it's not always possible to parse back > > a date in some custom format into a meaningful timestamp. > > unicorn:~$ date +"On this the %dth day of the %mth month of the year %Y (Common Era), at %M minutes past the %Hth hour" > On this the 18th day of the 12th month of the year 2023 (Common Era), at 15 minutes past the 08th hour > unicorn:~$ date -d "$(date +"On this the %dth day of the %mth month of the year %Y (Common Era), at %M minutes past the %Hth hour")" > date: invalid date ‘On this the 18th day of the 12th month of the year 2023 (Common Era), at 15 minutes past the 08th hour’ How 'bout date -d $(date +"1582-10-08T12:31:19") ...then you'd have to have a stern talk with old Gregor ;-D Cheers -- t
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