debdate1
Convert gregorian dates to debian regnal dates
Usage
debdate [-h]
[{-d
DATE | -s
SECONDS}]
test ...
Overview
debdate is a fundamental tool for anybody who follows the debian calendar where the years are named after the current stable release.
Options
-
-h, --help -
show this help message and exit
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A gregorian date |
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A date as seconds from the Unix Epoch |
Examples
debdate
Print the debian regnal date for today.
debdate -d 2017-06-18
Print the debian regnal date for the day of the release of Stretch.
debdate -s 1497736800
Print the same date as above.
debdate -d 'Jul 18 2017'
Print again the same date as above, passed in an illogical format. Any string that is recognised as a valid date by dateutil can be used.
Releases
4 releases since Debian 10 (Buster); the text changed 1 time.