NAME

       clock_rfc2822 - Parsing ISO 8601 dates/times

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  8.5

       package require clock::rfc2822  ?0.1?

       ::clock::rfc2822 parse_date date

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DESCRIPTION

       This package provides functionality to parse dates in RFC 2822 format.

       ::clock::rfc2822 parse_date date
              This  command  parses  an RFC2822 date string and returns the given date in seconds
              since epoch. An error is thrown if the command is unable to parse the date.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

       This document, and the package it describes,  will  undoubtedly  contain  bugs  and  other
       problems.   Please  report  such  in  the  category  clock::rfc2822 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.

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CATEGORY

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