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Shell & TerminalDeep Dive October 4, 2026 7 min read

date in Shell Automation: Time Zones, Parsing, and Portable Timestamps

Generate and parse timestamps with explicit time zones and format contracts, separating GNU date extensions from portable POSIX behavior.

#date#timestamps#timezone

Shell & TerminalDeep Dive October 4, 2026 7 min read

Use touch with precise access-time and modification-time intent, avoiding accidental file creation and false assumptions about filesystem timestamps.

#touch#timestamps#build-systems

FreeDOSDeep Dive October 3, 2026 9 min read

Decode FAT creation, access, and write timestamps on FreeDOS, including two-second precision, local-time ambiguity, valid ranges, and audit limits.

#freedos#fat#timestamps