--- a/mercurial/help.py Fri Feb 22 11:28:14 2008 +0100
+++ b/mercurial/help.py Fri Feb 22 21:18:48 2008 +0100
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
helptable = {
"dates|Date Formats":
r'''
- Some commands (backout, commit, tag) allow the user to specify a date.
- Many date formats are acceptible. Here are some examples:
+ Some commands allow the user to specify a date:
+ backout, commit, import, tag: Specify the commit date.
+ log, revert, update: Select revision(s) by date.
+
+ Many date formats are valid. Here are some examples:
"Wed Dec 6 13:18:29 2006" (local timezone assumed)
"Dec 6 13:18 -0600" (year assumed, time offset provided)
@@ -33,6 +36,13 @@
the number of seconds since the epoch (1970-01-01 00:00 UTC). offset
is the offset of the local timezone, in seconds west of UTC (negative
if the timezone is east of UTC).
+
+ The log command also accepts date ranges:
+
+ "<{date}" - on or before a given date
+ ">{date}" - on or after a given date
+ "{date} to {date}" - a date range, inclusive
+ "-{days}" - within a given number of days of today
''',
'environment|env|Environment Variables':