date(1): Improve manpage around '-I'
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Authored by michaelo on Aug 31 2025, 8:11 PM.

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rG2e25db21976b: date(1): Improve manpage around '-I'
rGa39ca2c29995: date(1): Improve manpage around '-I'
rG21628c79d541: date(1): Improve manpage around '-I'

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ISO 8601 defines two formats: basic and extended, clarify that we output the extended format only.
Clarify that ISO 8601 is only aware of timezone /offsets/, not timezones, it has no relation to the Olson timezone database (TZ environment variable).

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michaelo created this revision.Aug 31 2025, 8:11 PM

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Harbormaster completed remote builds in B66727: Diff 161305.Aug 31 2025, 8:11 PM

Although this change seems reasonable, let also @des confirm. Other than that LGTM.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Aug 31 2025, 8:23 PM

don't forget to bump Dd

@des done

This revision now requires review to proceed.Sep 1 2025, 9:23 AM

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B66734: Diff 161317.Sep 1 2025, 9:23 AM

@michaelo go ahead.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Sep 1 2025, 12:46 PM

Closed by commit rG21628c79d541: date(1): Improve manpage around '-I' (authored by michaelo). · Explain WhySep 1 2025, 4:52 PM

This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.

michaelo added a commit: rG21628c79d541: date(1): Improve manpage around '-I'.

michaelo added a commit: rGa39ca2c29995: date(1): Improve manpage around '-I'.Sep 4 2025, 2:53 PM

michaelo added a commit: rG2e25db21976b: date(1): Improve manpage around '-I'.Sep 4 2025, 2:59 PM

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