Re: PDT timezone bug in GNU coreutils "date" v6.9

[Bob Proulx]

Bob Proulx wrote:
>   $ date -d "$(date -R)" +%s
>   1200610873
> 
> Unfortunately use of -R is not portable.  POSIX defines -u however.
> That might work better for you in your task anyway.
> 
>   $ date -u
>   Thu Jan 17 23:03:27 UTC 2008
> 
>   $ date -d "$(date -u)" +%s
>   1200611075

Oh silly me...  Since date -d is not portable either there is no
concern about using -R.  If you are using -d then there is no reason
not to use -R too.

I wish I had realized that before I add that part to the message.

Bob