date: add hidden aliases --rfc-2822/822 for GNU compat #8550
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In GNU date, those two long options are undocumented aliases for the email format: ❯ date -R Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:55:15 +0200 ❯ date --rfc-822 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:55:22 +0200 ❯ date --rfc-2822 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:55:27 +0200 Initially noticed as the 2822 option is used in the glibc packaging in Debian and Ubuntu. Signed-off-by: Simon Chopin <simon.chopin@canonical.com>
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In GNU date, those two long options are undocumented aliases for the email format:
❯ date -R
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:55:15 +0200
❯ date --rfc-822
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:55:22 +0200
❯ date --rfc-2822
Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:55:27 +0200
Initially noticed as the 2822 option is used in the glibc packaging in Debian and Ubuntu.