reassign 305721 hwclock thanks Date does funky things when you use the -d option--it's trying to guess how to parse arbitrary date formats, and there isn't really any way to fix it (since it intentionally accepts oddball inputs). Since hwclock can apply arbitrary heuristics or standards to the date, I'd suggest parsing the input before passing it off to date to ensure that it "makes sense", and requiring some particular input format (preferably ISO). Allowing localized date input is a recipie for disaster, because 04-05-06 *cannot* be unambiguously parsed.
One thing to do would have been to use the standard date-setting format (MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]) instead of --date because date *can* do a sanity check on that format, and no one even comes close without checking the man page. :) Mike Stone -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
