date: --file flag outputs different date on EOF of empty file in stdin mode
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Description
uutils:
$ cargo run date --file -
Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.12s
Running `target/debug/coreutils date --file -`
Thu Sep 10 10:33:53 PM EEST 2026
GNU:
$ date --file -
Thu Sep 10 12:00:00 AM EEST 2026
^C
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the date --file - command with an empty stdin stream, then compare its output with GNU date --file -. Trace the date command's --file stdin handling and add or update coverage for EOF on an empty input; done means the output matches GNU behavior.
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- rust
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- cli
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- Bug
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