hg log timezone formatting

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For hg, I can set formatting with --template key to output only date, like this:

> hg log -l1 --template "{date(date, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}\n"  
2016-10-07 10:22:41

I can use %z control to output timezone offset:

> hg log -l1 --template "{date(date, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z')}\n"
2016-10-07 10:22:41 +0300

Also, in OpenSuse date realization there is %:::z control for more readable format:

> date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %:::z'
2016-10-07 11:03:34 +03

It's not POSIX control, but is there a way to achieve something like this in hg log formatting? Simple way is not working:

> hg log -l1 --template "{date(date, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %:::z')}\n"  
2016-10-07 10:22:41 %:::z

From man date:

%:::z numeric time zone with : to necessary precision (e.g., -04, +05:30)

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:39

The isodate filter seems like the closest to what you want.

$ hg log -r1 --template 'date: {date|isodate}\n'
date: 2009-05-05 06:55 +0000

isodate: date keyword. Render the date as a text string in ISO 8601 format. Yields a string like “2006-09-04 15:13:13 -0700”.

To condense the timezone doesn't appear to be feasible. It's even mentioned in this SO Q&A titled: Stripping hg date.

Therefore I think you're best option will be to enlist the help using sed or awk to cleanup the output to suit your needs.

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