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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/bin/date/date.1 b/bin/date/date.1 index fc59a4d..84e4e17 100644 --- a/bin/date/date.1 +++ b/bin/date/date.1 @@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" @(#)date.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 11/17/93 -.\" $Id: date.1,v 1.7 1996/03/12 05:30:39 nate Exp $ +.\" @(#)date.1 8.3 (Berkeley) 4/28/95 +.\" $Id: date.1,v 1.8 1996/08/29 18:05:45 wosch Exp $ .\" .Dd November 17, 1993 .Dt DATE 1 @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ .Op Cm + Ns Ar format .Op [yy[mm[dd[hh]]]]mm[\&.ss] .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Date +.Nm displays the current date and time when invoked without arguments. Providing arguments will format the date and time in a user-defined way or set the date. @@ -105,9 +105,11 @@ The format string may contain any of the conversion specifications described in the .Xr strftime 3 manual page, as well as any arbitrary text. +A <newline> character is always output after the characters specified by +the format string. The format string for the default display is: .Bd -literal -offset indent -``%+''. +``+%+'' .Ed .Pp If an operand does not have a leading plus sign, it is interpreted as @@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ and years are handled automatically. .Sh EXAMPLES The command: .Bd -literal -offset indent -date ``+DATE: %m/%d/%y%nTIME: %H:%M:%S%n'' +date ``+DATE: %m/%d/%y%nTIME: %H:%M:%S'' .Ed .Pp will display: @@ -162,9 +164,10 @@ date 1432 sets the time to .Li "2:32 PM" , without modifying the date. -.Sh ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES -The following environment variables affect the execution of -.Nm date : +.Sh ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES +The execution of +.Nm +is affected by the following evironment variables: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Ev TZ The timezone to use when displaying dates. |
