Re: last: please review -F and --time-format

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On 7 May 2014 15:31, Ruediger Meier <sweet_f_a@xxxxxx> wrote:
> IMO -F and --time-format=xxx need some review/cleanup regarding
> logout times "still running" and "gone - no logout".
>
> Is there any reason why -F and --time-format=full
> look different? --time-format=notime looks ugly too.
>
> See the all the cases here:
> ------------
> for opt in -F --time-format=full --time-format=iso --time-format=short --time-format=notime; do
>     echo "### $opt ###"
>     ./last  -f ../tests/ts/last/wtmp.LE  $opt  | grep "running\| no logout"
> done
>
> ### -F ###
> torvalds linux        hobby            Mon Aug 26 02:57:08 1991   gone - no logout
> reboot   system boot  system-name      Wed Aug 28 20:00:00 2013   still running
> ### --time-format=full ###
> torvalds linux        hobby            Mon Aug 26 02:57:08 1991    gone                    - no logout
> reboot   system boot  system-name      Wed Aug 28 20:00:00 2013   still                    running
> ### --time-format=iso ###
> torvalds linux        hobby            1991-08-26T02:57:08+0200   gone - no logout
> reboot   system boot  system-name      2013-08-28T20:00:00+0200   still running
> ### --time-format=short ###
> torvalds linux        hobby            Mon Aug 26 02:57    gone - no logout
> reboot   system boot  system-name      Wed Aug 28 20:00   still running
> ### --time-format=notime ###
> torvalds linux        hobby              - no logout
> reboot   system boot  system-name        running

Hi Ruediger,

The alignment makes sense when you look the printout where there are
sessions  that are still present, no logout, and logged out. In
--time-format=full the hyphen in front of 'no logout' does look a bit
silly. If it really bothers you send a patch.

-- 
Sami Kerola
http://www.iki.fi/kerolasa/
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