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Re: Problem with Date Command
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Andreas Schwab |
Subject: |
Re: Problem with Date Command |
Date: |
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:22:59 +0200 |
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"Dameon G. Rogers" <address@hidden> writes:
> Bug-coreutils,
>
> I would like to report a problem with the *date* command:
>
> date +%C
>
> does not function properly. It says it displays the current century
> but the/ definition /of century means that we are in the 21st not the
> 20th.
The ducumentation is pretty clear on the meaning:
`%C'
century. This is like `%Y', except the last two digits are
omitted. For example, it is `20' if `%Y' is `2000', and is `-0'
if `%Y' is `-001'. It is normally at least two characters, but it
may be more.
Andreas.
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