Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...
> How about if we do it by supporting Internet RFC 3339 instead?
...

I like this.

...
> 3.  For convenience, introduce a new short option -i that is
>     equivalent to --rfc-3339 with the default TIMESPEC.  The mnemonic
>     is that "-i" is short for "Internet time".

> So, for example:
>
> $ date -i
> 2005-07-22 09:13:17.959906-07:00

Normally I would object to a short-named option, but when
the alternative is having to distinguish --rfc-3339 from
--rfc-2822, I think it's justified.

Thanks, Paul!


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