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convdate(1)


NAME

   convdate - convert time/date strings and numbers

SYNOPSIS

   convdate [ -c ] [ -n ] [ -s ] arg...

DESCRIPTION

   Convdate  translate the date/time strings specified as arguments on its
   command line, outputing the results one to a line.

OPTIONS

   -c     If the ``-c'' flag is used, then each argument is taken to be  a
          time_t and is output in ctime format.

   -n     If  the  ``-n''  flag  is used, then each argument is taken as a
          date string to be parsed by parsedate(3)  and  is  output  as  a
          time_t; see time(2).

   -s     If  the  ``-s''  flag  is used, then each argument is taken as a
          date string to be parsed by parsedate(3)  and  is  output  as  a
          string formatted by ctime(3).  This is the default.

EXAMPLES

          % convdate 'feb 10 10am'
          Sun Feb 10 10:00:00 1991

          % convdate 12pm 5/4/90
          Fri Dec 13 00:00:00 1991
          Fri May  4 00:00:00 1990

          % convdate -n 'feb 10 10am' '12pm 5/4/90'
          666198000
          641880000

          % convdate -c 666198000
          Sun Feb 10 10:00:00 1991

HISTORY

   Written by Rich $alz <rsalz@uunet.uu.net>.  This is revision 1.5, dated
   1996/10/29.

SEE ALSO

   parsedate(3).

                                                               CONVDATE(1)



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