[Bug 1171010] [NEW] Invalid help information in `date --help`

Simon Green 1171010 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sat Apr 20 20:25:48 UTC 2013


Public bug reported:

At the bottom of the output from `date --help` it says:
  
  For complete documentation, run: info coreutils 'date invocation'

However `info` does not exist in this distro:

  $ info coreutils 'date invocation'
  -bash: info: command not found

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: coreutils 8.13-3.2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 20 21:22:52 2013
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: coreutils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal

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Title:
  Invalid help information in `date --help`

Status in “coreutils” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  At the bottom of the output from `date --help` it says:
    
    For complete documentation, run: info coreutils 'date invocation'

  However `info` does not exist in this distro:

    $ info coreutils 'date invocation'
    -bash: info: command not found

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: coreutils 8.13-3.2ubuntu2.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Apr 20 21:22:52 2013
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: coreutils
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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