Re: date --date "1 month ago"

[Jim Meyering]

Eric Blake <address@hidden> wrote:
> Based on the fact that you addressed the obsolete bug-sh-utils list, you
> probably need to upgrade.  sh-utils was absorbed by coreutils, which is
> now at version 5.97.
>
> According to Mixo Shiburi on 8/2/2006 6:23 AM:
>> The date command seems to have an issue with months ending on the 31st.
>> This is an example of the behaviour:
>
> This is documented in the manual, and has been a frequent question lately.
>   http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-coreutils/2006-07/msg00156.html
> quotes the manual, which suggests you should use the 15th of the current
> of the month when playing with fuzzy factors like "1 month ago".
>
> Jim, maybe it is time to update our FAQ - the current entry on "The date
> command is not working right" is very dated (pardon the pun), and could be
> refitted to describe this and other common date usage errors.

Good idea.
Updates to the FAQ are always welcome.
You might even be able to change it yourself.
Check with Bob if you have trouble, since he's
done most of the work on the FAQ.