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Re: date +%u%w bug?
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Eric Blake |
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Re: date +%u%w bug? |
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Thu, 01 Jun 2006 06:36:18 -0600 |
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According to Rick Richardson on 5/31/2006 9:55 PM:
> $ date +%u%w
> 33
>
> Shouldn't this be 43???
No. According to date --help, %u maps 1-7 starting at Monday, and %w maps
0-6 starting at Sunday. So one time in seven %u%w will be 70, all other
days the two are equal.
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- date +%u%w bug?, Rick Richardson, 2006/06/01
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