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diff --git a/Doc/Zsh/mod_datetime.yo b/Doc/Zsh/mod_datetime.yo index b006baf89..145d4a181 100644 --- a/Doc/Zsh/mod_datetime.yo +++ b/Doc/Zsh/mod_datetime.yo @@ -6,12 +6,27 @@ The tt(zsh/datetime) module makes available one builtin command: startitem() findex(strftime) cindex(date string, printing) -item(tt(strftime) [ tt(-s) var(scalar) ] var(format) var(epochtime) )( +xitem(tt(strftime) [ tt(-s) var(scalar) ] var(format) var(epochtime) ) +item(tt(strftime) tt(-r) [ tt(-q) ] [ tt(-s) var(scalar) ] var(format) var(timestring) )( Output the date denoted by var(epochtime) in the var(format) specified. -If tt(-s) var(scalar) is given, assign the date to var(scalar) instead -of printing it. +With the option tt(-r) (reverse), use the format var(format) to parse the +input string var(timestring) and output the number of seconds since the +epoch at which the time occurred. If no timezone is parsed, the current +timezone is used; other parameters are set to zero if not present. If +var(timestring) does not match var(format) the command returns status 1; it +will additionally print an error message unless the option tt(-q) (quiet) +is given. If var(timestring) matches var(format) but not all characters in +var(timestring) were used, the conversion succeeds; however, a warning is +issued unless the option tt(-q) is given. The matching is implemented by +the system function tt(strptime); see manref(strptime)(3). This means that +zsh format extensions are not available, however for reverse lookup they +are not required. If the function is not implemented, the command returns +status 2 and (unless tt(-q) is given) prints a message. + +If tt(-s) var(scalar) is given, assign the date string (or epoch time +in seconds if tt(-r) is given) to var(scalar) instead of printing it. ) enditem() |