@@ -743,46 +743,55 @@ <h3>OPTIONS</h3>
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< dl >
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< dt > < kbd > --offset=OFFSET</ kbd > , < kbd > -s OFFSET</ kbd > </ dt >
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- < dd > < p > Specify an offset to add to the current or the specified < var > DATE-TIME</ var > .
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- < var > OFFSET</ var > must follow the < a href ="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 "> ISO 8601</ a > duration representations such as
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- < var > PnW</ var > or < var > PnYnMnDTnHnMnS</ var > - < var > P</ var > followed by a series
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- of < var > nU</ var > where < var > U</ var > is the unit (< samp > Y</ samp > ,
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- < samp > M</ samp > , < samp > D</ samp > , < samp > H</ samp > , < samp > M</ samp > ,
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- < samp > S</ samp > ) and < samp > n</ samp > is a positive integer.
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- < samp > n</ samp > may also have a decimal (e.g. < samp > PT5.5M</ samp > )
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- part for a unit provided no smaller units are supplied. It is not
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- necessary to specify zero values for units. If < var > OFFSET</ var > is
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- negative, prefix a < samp > -</ samp > .
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- For example:</ p >
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- < ul >
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- < li > < samp > P6D</ samp > - 6 day offset</ li >
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- < li > < samp > PT6H</ samp > - 6 hour offset</ li >
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- < li > < samp > PT1M</ samp > - 1 minute offset</ li >
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- < li > < samp > -PT1M</ samp > - (negative) 1 minute offset</ li >
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- < li > < samp > P3M</ samp > - 1 month offset</ li >
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- < li > < samp > P2W</ samp > - 2 week offset (note no other units may be combined with weeks)</ li >
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- </ ul >
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-
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- < p > The following deprecated syntax is also supported:
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- < var > OFFSET</ var > in the form < var > nU</ var >
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- where < var > U</ var > is the unit (< kbd > w</ kbd > for weeks, < kbd > d</ kbd > for
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- days, < kbd > h</ kbd > for hours, < kbd > m</ kbd > for minutes and < kbd > s</ kbd >
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- for seconds) and < var > n</ var > is an positive or negative integer.
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- Multiple offsets can be specified with multiple
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- < kbd > --offset=OFFSET</ kbd > options.</ p > </ dd >
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+ < dd >
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+ < p > Specify an offset to add to the current or the specified
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+ < var > DATE-TIME</ var > . < var > OFFSET</ var > must follow the < a href =
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+ "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 "> ISO 8601</ a > duration
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+ representations such as < var > PnW</ var > or < var > PnYnMnDTnHnMnS</ var > -
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+ < var > P</ var > followed by a series of < var > nU</ var > where < var > U</ var >
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+ is the unit (< samp > Y</ samp > , < samp > M</ samp > , < samp > D</ samp > ,
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+ < samp > H</ samp > , < samp > M</ samp > , < samp > S</ samp > ) and < samp > n</ samp > is a
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+ positive integer. < samp > n</ samp > may also have a decimal (e.g.
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+ < samp > PT5.5M</ samp > ) part for a unit provided no smaller units are
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+ supplied. It is not necessary to specify zero values for units. If
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+ < var > OFFSET</ var > is negative, prefix a < samp > -</ samp > . For
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+ example:</ p >
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+
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+ < ul >
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+ < li > < samp > P6D</ samp > - 6 day offset</ li >
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+
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+ < li > < samp > PT6H</ samp > - 6 hour offset</ li >
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+
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+ < li > < samp > PT1M</ samp > - 1 minute offset</ li >
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+
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+ < li > < samp > -PT1M</ samp > - (negative) 1 minute offset</ li >
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+
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+ < li > < samp > P3M</ samp > - 1 month offset</ li >
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+
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+ < li > < samp > P2W</ samp > - 2 week offset (note no other units may be
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+ combined with weeks)</ li >
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+ </ ul >
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+
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+ < p > The following deprecated syntax is also supported: < var > OFFSET</ var >
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+ in the form < var > nU</ var > where < var > U</ var > is the unit (< kbd > w</ kbd >
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+ for weeks, < kbd > d</ kbd > for days, < kbd > h</ kbd > for hours, < kbd > m</ kbd >
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+ for minutes and < kbd > s</ kbd > for seconds) and < var > n</ var > is an
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+ positive or negative integer. Multiple offsets can be specified with
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+ multiple < kbd > --offset=OFFSET</ kbd > options.</ p >
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+ </ dd >
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< dt > < kbd > --parse-format=FORMAT</ kbd > , < kbd > -p FORMAT</ kbd > </ dt >
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< dd >
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- Specify a format for parsing < var > DATE-TIME</ var > , which should
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- be compatible with the < a href =" http://www.unix.com/man-page/POSIX/3posix/strptime/ " > POSIX strptime </ a > template format (see
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- the strptime command help), with the following subset supported
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- across all date/time ranges: < samp > %F </ samp > , < samp > %H </ samp > ,
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- < samp > %M </ samp > , < samp > %S </ samp > , < samp > %Y </ samp > , < samp > %d </ samp > ,
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- < samp > %j </ samp > , < samp > %m </ samp > , < samp > %s </ samp > , < samp > %y </ samp > ,
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- < samp > %z </ samp > .
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- If not specified, the system will attempt to parse < var > DATE-TIME </ var >
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- using the following formats:
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+ Specify a format for parsing < var > DATE-TIME</ var > , which should be
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+ compatible with the < a href =
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+ " http://www.unix.com/man-page/POSIX/3posix/ strptime/ " > POSIX
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+ strptime </ a > template format (see the strptime command help), with the
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+ following subset supported across all date/time ranges:
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+ < samp > %F </ samp > , < samp > %H </ samp > , < samp > %M </ samp > , < samp > %S </ samp > ,
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+ < samp > %Y </ samp > , < samp > %d </ samp > , < samp > %j </ samp > , < samp > %m </ samp > ,
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+ < samp > %s </ samp > , < samp > %z </ samp > . If not specified, the system will
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+ attempt to parse < var > DATE-TIME </ var > using the following formats:
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< ul >
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< li > < dfn > ctime</ dfn > : < samp > %a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y</ samp > </ li >
@@ -799,19 +808,27 @@ <h3>OPTIONS</h3>
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< dt > < kbd > --print-format=FORMAT</ kbd > , < kbd > --format=FORMAT</ kbd > , < kbd > -f
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FORMAT</ kbd > </ dt >
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- < dd > < p > Specify a format for printing the result. Default to the same format
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- as the parse format. Also support the isodatetime library dump
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- syntax which is an adaptation of ISO 8601 example syntax - for example:</ p >
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+ < dd >
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+ < p > Specify a format for printing the result. Default to the same format
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+ as the parse format. Also support the isodatetime library dump syntax
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+ which is an adaptation of ISO 8601 example syntax - for example:</ p >
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+
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< ul >
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- < li > < samp > CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss</ samp > -> < samp > 1955-11-05T09:28:00</ samp > </ li >
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- < li > < samp > DD</ samp > -> < samp > 05</ samp > </ li >
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- < li > < samp > CCYY</ samp > -> < samp > 1955</ samp > </ li >
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- < li > < samp > CCYY-DDD</ samp > -> < samp > 1955-309</ samp > </ li >
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+ < li > < samp > CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss</ samp > ->
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+ < samp > 1955-11-05T09:28:00</ samp > </ li >
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+
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+ < li > < samp > DD</ samp > -> < samp > 05</ samp > </ li >
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+
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+ < li > < samp > CCYY</ samp > -> < samp > 1955</ samp > </ li >
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+ < li > < samp > CCYY-DDD</ samp > -> < samp > 1955-309</ samp > </ li >
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</ ul >
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- < p > Note that specifying an explicit timezone in this format (e.g.
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- < samp > CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss+0100</ samp > or < samp > CCYYDDDThhmmZ</ samp > will automatically
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- adapt the date/time to that timezone i.e. apply the correct
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- hour/minute UTC offset.</ p >
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+ < p > Usage of this ISO 8601-like syntax should be as ISO 8601-compliant
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+ as possible. Note that specifying an explicit timezone in this format
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+ (e.g. < samp > CCYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss+0100</ samp > or
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+ < samp > CCYYDDDThhmmZ</ samp > will automatically adapt the date/time to
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+ that timezone i.e. apply the correct hour/minute UTC offset.</ p >
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</ dd >
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< dt > < kbd > --use-task-cycle-time, -c</ kbd > </ dt >
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