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diff --git a/time/date.1 b/time/date.1 deleted file mode 100644 index e3bff1b0d..000000000 --- a/time/date.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,153 +0,0 @@ -.TH DATE 1 -.SH NAME -date \- show and set date and time -.SH SYNOPSIS -.if n .nh -.if n .na -.B date -[ -.B \-u -] [ -.B \-c -] [ -.B \-n -] [ -.B \-d -dsttype -] [ -.B \-t -minutes-west -] [ -\fB\-a \fR[\fB+\fR|\fB-]\fIsss\fB.\fIfff\fR -] [ -.BI + format -] [ -\fR[\fIyyyy\fR]\fImmddhhmm\fR[\fIyy\fR][\fB.\fIss\fR] -] -.SH DESCRIPTION -.I Date -without arguments writes the date and time to the standard output in -the form -.ce 1 -Wed Mar 8 14:54:40 EST 1989 -.br -with -.B EST -replaced by the local time zone's abbreviation -(or by the abbreviation for the time zone specified in the -.B TZ -environment variable if set). -.PP -If a command-line argument starts with a plus sign -.RB (` + '), -the rest of the argument is used as a -.I format -that controls what appears in the output. -In the format, when a percent sign -.RB (` % ') -appears, -it and the character after it are not output, -but rather identify part of the date or time -to be output in a particular way -(or identify a special character to output): -.nf -.if t .in +.5i -.if n .in +2 -.ta \w'%M\0\0'u +\w'Wed Mar 8 14:54:40 1989\0\0'u - Sample output Explanation -%a Wed Abbreviated weekday name -%A Wednesday Full weekday name -%b Mar Abbreviated month name -%B March Full month name -%c 03/08/89 14:54:40 Month/day/year Hour:minute:second -%C Wed Mar 8 14:54:40 1989 a la \fIasctime\^\fP(3) -%d 08 Day of month (always two digits) -%D 03/08/89 Month/day/year (eight characters) -%e 8 Day of month (leading zero blanked) -%h Mar Abbreviated month name -%H 14 24-hour-clock hour (two digits) -%I 02 12-hour-clock hour (two digits) -%j 067 Julian day number (three digits) -%k 2 12-hour-clock hour (leading zero blanked) -%l 14 24-hour-clock hour (leading zero blanked) -%m 03 Month number (two digits) -%M 54 Minute (two digits) -%n \\n newline character -%p PM AM/PM designation -%r 02:54:40 PM Hour:minute:second AM/PM designation -%R 14:54 Hour:minute -%S 40 Second (two digits) -%t \\t tab character -%T 14:54:40 Hour:minute:second -%U 10 Sunday-based week number (two digits) -%w 3 Day number (one digit, Sunday is 0) -%W 10 Monday-based week number (two digits) -%x 03/08/89 Month/day/year (eight characters) -%X 14:54:40 Hour:minute:second -%y 89 Last two digits of year -%Y 1989 Year in full -%Z EST Time zone abbreviation -.if t .in -.5i -.if n .in -2 -.fi -If a character other than one of those shown above appears after -a percent sign in the format, -that following character is output. -All other characters in the format are copied unchanged to the output; -a newline character is always added at the end of the output. -.PP -In Sunday-based week numbering, -the first Sunday of the year begins week 1; -days preceding it are part of ``week 0.'' -In Monday-based week numbering, -the first Monday of the year begins week 1. -.PP -To set the date, use a command line argument with one of the following forms: -.nf -.if t .in +.5i -.if n .in +2 -.ta \w'198903081454\0'u -1454 24-hour-clock hours (first two digits) and minutes -081454 Month day (first two digits), hours, and minutes -03081454 Month (two digits, January is 01), month day, hours, minutes -8903081454 Year, month, month day, hours, minutes -0308145489 Month, month day, hours, minutes, year - (on System V-compatible systems) -030814541989 Month, month day, hours, minutes, four-digit year -198903081454 Four-digit year, month, month day, hours, minutes -.if t .in -.5i -.if n .in -2 -.fi -If the century, year, month, or month day is not given, -the current value is used. -Any of the above forms may be followed by a period and two digits that give -the seconds part of the new time; if no seconds are given, zero is assumed. -.PP -These options are available: -.TP -.BR \-u " or " \-c -Use GMT when setting and showing the date and time. -.TP -.B \-n -Do not notify other networked systems of the time change. -.TP -.BI "\-d " dsttype -Set the kernel-stored Daylight Saving Time type to the given value. -(The kernel-stored DST type is used mostly by ``old'' binaries.) -.TP -.BI "\-t " minutes-west -Set the kernel-stored ``minutes west of GMT'' value to the one given on the -command line. -(The kernel-stored DST type is used mostly by ``old'' binaries.) -.TP -.BI "\-a " adjustment -Change the time forward (or backward) by the number of seconds -(and fractions thereof) specified in the -.I adjustment\^ -argument. -Either the seconds part or the fractions part of the argument (but not both) -may be omitted. -On BSD-based systems, -the adjustment is made by changing the rate at which time advances; -on System-V-based systems, the adjustment is made by changing the time. -.\" @(#)date.1 7.2 |