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<h2>NAME</h2>
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<p>postdate - find and display the nearest date in the future</p>
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<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<b>postdate</b>
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<b>-in</b>
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<b>-f</b>
<i>format</i>
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<b>-p</b>
<i>date</i>
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<i>hint</i>
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<i>hint</i>
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<i>..</i>
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<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<b>postdate</b>
tries to find out and display the nearest date with the
<i>hint</i>
given.
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<h2>OPTIONS</h2>
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<dt><b>-f</b><i>
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<p>output in <i>format</i> (see <b><a
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<p>generate result inclusive of the starting date</p>
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<p>output the starting date as the first entry</p>
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<dt><b>-p</b><i>
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<p>generate result beyond <i>date</i> (default: current date)</p>
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<p>display help and exit</p>
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<p>a string that <b>postdate</b> bases on to generate the nearest future date. </p>
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<h2>DATE STRING</h2>
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<i>date</i>
and
<i>hint</i>
can be specified in the form of &quot;y-m-d&quot;, &quot;m-d&quot;, or &quot;d&quot;, where &quot;-&quot; can be replaced by &quot;.&quot; or &quot;/&quot;.
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<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
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<b><a
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<h2>AUTHORS</h2>
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<dd><p>Written by Chun-Kwong
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<h2>LICENSING</h2>
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This program is released and distributed under the GNU GPL version 3.  Please visit &lt;<a for more information.
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<dt><a href="#lbAB">NAME</a><dd>
<dt><a href="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</a><dd>
<dt><a href="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</a><dd>
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<dt><a href="#lbAG">SEE ALSO</a><dd>
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<dt><a href="#lbAI">LICENSING</a><dd>
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