Date fails on dd/mm/yyyy

[Peter Flynn]

On 28/01/2024 15:35, Loïc Grenié wrote:
> On Sun Jan 28th, 2024 at 12:01, Peter Flynn wrote:
>> 
>>     Does anyone know if the date(1) utility will ever be updated to
>>     accept a date in non-American dd/mm/yyyy order.
>  > coreutils 9.4.3, date -d dd/mm/yyyy understands mm/dd/yyyy (american
> style). I seriously doubt it will ever be changed. You'll have to 
> adapt: either write a filter

Already did that :-)

> or change your output (yyyy/mm/dd is not that bad

Impossible, dd/mm/yyyy is mandated by the government department this is 
for, because it's the format most people here expect when asked for a 
date on a form.

Thanks for the suggestions

Peter