Fossil SCM

Update the check-in name documentation.

drh 2011-11-03 01:40 trunk
Commit b2581e1553df47782654b0b3e21ba3ad3a0f801d
1 file changed +5 -4
--- www/checkin_names.wiki
+++ www/checkin_names.wiki
@@ -126,23 +126,24 @@
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* <i>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM</i>
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* <i>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS</i>
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The space between the day and the year can optionally be
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replaced by an uppercase <b>T</b> and the entire timestamp can
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-optionally be followed by "<b>utc</b>".
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+optionally be followed by "<b>z</b>" or "<b>Z</b>".
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In its default configuration, Fossil interprets and displays all dates
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in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). This tends to work the best for
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distributed projects where participants are scattered around the globe.
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But there is an option on the Admin/Timeline page of the web-interface to
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-switch to local time. The "<b>utc</b>" suffix on an timestamp check-in
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+switch to local time. The "<b>Z</b>" suffix on an timestamp check-in
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name is meaningless if Fossil is in the default mode of using UTC for
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everything, but if Fossil has been switched to localtime mode, then the
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-"<b>utc</b>" suffix means to interpret that particular timestamp using
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+"<b>Z</b>" suffix means to interpret that particular timestamp using
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UTC instead localtime.
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-As an example, consider the homepage for the Fossil website itself:
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+For an example of how timestamps are useful,
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+consider the homepage for the Fossil website itself:
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<blockquote>
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http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/<b>trunk</b>/www/index.wiki
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</blockquote>
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--- www/checkin_names.wiki
+++ www/checkin_names.wiki
@@ -126,23 +126,24 @@
126 * <i>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM</i>
127 * <i>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS</i>
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129 The space between the day and the year can optionally be
130 replaced by an uppercase <b>T</b> and the entire timestamp can
131 optionally be followed by "<b>utc</b>".
132
133 In its default configuration, Fossil interprets and displays all dates
134 in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). This tends to work the best for
135 distributed projects where participants are scattered around the globe.
136 But there is an option on the Admin/Timeline page of the web-interface to
137 switch to local time. The "<b>utc</b>" suffix on an timestamp check-in
138 name is meaningless if Fossil is in the default mode of using UTC for
139 everything, but if Fossil has been switched to localtime mode, then the
140 "<b>utc</b>" suffix means to interpret that particular timestamp using
141 UTC instead localtime.
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143 As an example, consider the homepage for the Fossil website itself:
 
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145 <blockquote>
146 http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/<b>trunk</b>/www/index.wiki
147 </blockquote>
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--- www/checkin_names.wiki
+++ www/checkin_names.wiki
@@ -126,23 +126,24 @@
126 * <i>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM</i>
127 * <i>YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS</i>
128
129 The space between the day and the year can optionally be
130 replaced by an uppercase <b>T</b> and the entire timestamp can
131 optionally be followed by "<b>z</b>" or "<b>Z</b>".
132
133 In its default configuration, Fossil interprets and displays all dates
134 in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC). This tends to work the best for
135 distributed projects where participants are scattered around the globe.
136 But there is an option on the Admin/Timeline page of the web-interface to
137 switch to local time. The "<b>Z</b>" suffix on an timestamp check-in
138 name is meaningless if Fossil is in the default mode of using UTC for
139 everything, but if Fossil has been switched to localtime mode, then the
140 "<b>Z</b>" suffix means to interpret that particular timestamp using
141 UTC instead localtime.
142
143 For an example of how timestamps are useful,
144 consider the homepage for the Fossil website itself:
145
146 <blockquote>
147 http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/<b>trunk</b>/www/index.wiki
148 </blockquote>
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