On 7/10/24 13:59, mark.yagnatinsky--- via GNU coreutils Bug Reports wrote:
BSD date has this flag
Unfortunately it uses -f for the flag, and -f already has a well-established different meaning in GNU 'date'. We could add it to GNU date under a different (long) option name, though we'd still be incompatible with BSD 'date'.
Again, if someone wants to write the code and (just as important) documentation, and also the tests, go for it. I tend to think strptime is a mistake, so I'm not likely to volunteer.
