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authordd <dd@FreeBSD.org>2001-03-16 02:20:24 +0000
committerdd <dd@FreeBSD.org>2001-03-16 02:20:24 +0000
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Make it clear that the -v option doesn't actually set the date.
PR: 24773 Approved by: nik
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diff --git a/bin/date/date.1 b/bin/date/date.1
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@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ Display or set the date in
.Tn UTC
(Coordinated Universal) time.
.It Fl v
-Adjust the second, minute, hour, month day, week day,
-month or year according to
+Adjust (i.e., take the current date and display the result of the
+adjustment; not actually set the date) the second, minute, hour, month
+day, week day, month or year according to
.Ar val .
If
.Ar val
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