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, outputting 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  revi­
       sion 1.2, dated 1998/05/20.


SEE ALSO

       parsedate(3).


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