X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemd.time.xml;fp=man%2Fsystemd.time.xml;h=0706cdf54a099df460cf38e76df83e609b204890;hp=a837f232c37cd6f1e797ce671dd01018754b02b5;hb=5ba6e0949cef1a5b947dd59665bad1ca5066619d;hpb=a2b135e3d8d5dfa103a87e304ed8a91b01fdbb02 diff --git a/man/systemd.time.xml b/man/systemd.time.xml index a837f232c..0706cdf54 100644 --- a/man/systemd.time.xml +++ b/man/systemd.time.xml @@ -153,14 +153,19 @@ When parsing, systemd will also accept relative time specifications. A time span (see above) that is prefixed with + is evaluated to the - current time plus the specified - time span. Correspondingly, a time span that is prefixed + current time plus the specified time + span. Correspondingly, a time span that is prefixed with - is evaluated to the current time minus the specified time span. Instead of - prefixing the time span with -, it - may also be suffixed with a space and the word + prefixing the time span with + or + -, it may also be suffixed with a + space and the word left or ago. + Finally, a timespan prefixed with + @ is evaluated relative to the UNIX + time epoch 1st Jan, 1970, 00:00. + Examples for valid timestamps and their normalized form (assuming the current time was 2012-11-23 18:15:22): @@ -177,7 +182,8 @@ tomorrow → Fri 2012-11-24 00:00:00 +3h30min → Fri 2012-11-23 21:45:22 -5s → Fri 2012-11-23 18:15:17 - 11min ago → Fri 2012-11-23 18:04:22 + 11min ago → Fri 2012-11-23 18:04:22 + @1395716396 → Tue 2014-03-25 03:59:56 Note that timestamps printed by systemd will not be parsed correctly by systemd, as the timezone