date: date -s doesn't display the date
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Description
GNU:
$ sudo date -s "2026-01-01"
Thu Jan 1 12:00:00 AM EET 2026
uutils coreutils:
$ sudo ./date -s "2026-01-01"
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Research direction
Start at the date command's handling of the -s option and reproduce the issue with the command shown in the report. Compare its behavior with GNU date; the work is done when setting a date also displays the resulting date.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Active
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- Mostly clear
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