uutils / uutils/coreutils

uptime: Add ` -c, --container show container uptime` option

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Description

GNU uptime from procps-ng 4.0.5 has a -c option that we don't support:

-c, --container show container uptime

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Research direction

Locate the Rust implementation and argument parser for the uptime command, then find its existing command tests. Add support for -c and --container with the documented container-uptime behavior, and verify the option is accepted and produces the expected result in the uptime test coverage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
64/100

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