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1 # help.py - help data for mercurial |
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2 # |
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3 # Copyright 2006 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> |
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11 (["dates"], _("Date Formats"), |
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13 Some commands allow the user to specify a date, e.g.: |
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14 * backout, commit, import, tag: Specify the commit date. |
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15 * log, revert, update: Select revision(s) by date. |
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17 Many date formats are valid. Here are some examples: |
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20 "Dec 6 13:18 -0600" (year assumed, time offset provided) | |
21 "Dec 6 13:18 UTC" (UTC and GMT are aliases for +0000) | |
22 "Dec 6" (midnight) | |
23 "13:18" (today assumed) | |
24 "3:39" (3:39AM assumed) | |
25 "3:39pm" (15:39) | |
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28 "2006-12-6" | |
29 "12-6" | |
30 "12/6" | |
31 "12/6/6" (Dec 6 2006) | |
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38 the number of seconds since the epoch (1970-01-01 00:00 UTC). |
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111 This overrides the default locale setting detected by Mercurial. | |
112 This setting is used to convert data including usernames, | |
113 changeset descriptions, tag names, and branches. This setting can | |
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395 or with the --ssh command line option. |
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