NAME

       clock_iso8601 - Parsing ISO 8601 dates/times

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  8.5

       package require clock::iso8601  ?0.1?

       ::clock::iso8601 parse_date date options...

       ::clock::iso8601 parse_time time options...

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DESCRIPTION

       This package provides functionality to parse dates and times in ISO 8601 format.

       ::clock::iso8601 parse_date date options...
              This  command  parses  an ISO8601 date string in an unknown variant and returns the
              given date/time in seconds since epoch.

              The acceptable options are -base, -gmt,  -locale,  and  -timezone  of  the  builtin
              command clock scan.

       ::clock::iso8601 parse_time time options...
              This  command  parses a full ISO8601 timestamp string (date and time) in an unknown
              variant and returns the given time in seconds since epoch.

              The acceptable options are -base, -gmt,  -locale,  and  -timezone  of  the  builtin
              command clock scan.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

       This  document,  and  the  package  it  describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other
       problems.  Please report such in  the  category  clock::iso8601  of  the  Tcllib  Trackers
       [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].  Please also report any ideas for enhancements you
       may have for either package and/or documentation.

       When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the output of diff -u.

       Note further that attachments are strongly preferred over inlined patches. Attachments can
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