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 <rsalz@uunet.uu.net>.  This is revision  1.5,  dated
     1996/10/29.

SEE ALSO
     parsedate(3) .