[Bug 1036604] [NEW] date documentation out of date

[Andrew]

Public bug reported:

The version of date shipped with Ubuntu 12.04 has out-of-date
documentation which does not document the --iso-8061 option.

Steps to reproduce:
1. man date
2. /--iso-8061
3. Actual: "Pattern not found". Expected: documentation on --iso-8061
4. Press q to quit
5. info date
6. Follow link: "Options for date"
7. /--iso-8061
8: Actual: "Search failed". Expected: documentation on --iso-8061
9. i--iso-8061
10: Actual: No index entries containing `--iso-8061'. Expected: documentation on --iso-8061
11: date --iso-8061
12 Actual and expected: 2012-08-14

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: coreutils 8.13-3ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 14 19:17:17 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en_US:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: coreutils
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (105 days ago)

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

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Title:
  date documentation out of date

Status in “coreutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The version of date shipped with Ubuntu 12.04 has out-of-date
  documentation which does not document the --iso-8061 option.

  Steps to reproduce:
  1. man date
  2. /--iso-8061
  3. Actual: "Pattern not found". Expected: documentation on --iso-8061
  4. Press q to quit
  5. info date
  6. Follow link: "Options for date"
  7. /--iso-8061
  8: Actual: "Search failed". Expected: documentation on --iso-8061
  9. i--iso-8061
  10: Actual: No index entries containing `--iso-8061'. Expected: documentation on --iso-8061
  11: date --iso-8061
  12 Actual and expected: 2012-08-14

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: coreutils 8.13-3ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Aug 14 19:17:17 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta amd64 (20110330)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_AU:en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: coreutils
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (105 days ago)

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