CONVDATE(1)

NAME
       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, outputing 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 lt;rsalz@uunet.uu.net.  This is  revi-
       sion 1.5, dated 1996/10/29.

SEE ALSO
       parsedate(3).