# HG changeset patch
# User Thomas Arendsen Hein <thomas@intevation.de>
# Date 2008-02-22 20:18:48
# Node ID 1f733c2f0165f175e6741a27aece2caa23d013b3
# Parent  554715e584e6d9a4275fffd9065d9330511eafc4

Document log date ranges and mention 'hg help dates' for all commands (issue998)

diff --git a/hgext/fetch.py b/hgext/fetch.py
--- a/hgext/fetch.py
+++ b/hgext/fetch.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ def fetch(ui, repo, source='default', **
 
     If the pulled changes add a new head, the head is automatically
     merged, and the result of the merge is committed.  Otherwise, the
-    working directory is updated.'''
+    working directory is updated.
+
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
+    '''
 
     def postincoming(other, modheads):
         if modheads == 0:
diff --git a/hgext/gpg.py b/hgext/gpg.py
--- a/hgext/gpg.py
+++ b/hgext/gpg.py
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ def sign(ui, repo, *revs, **opts):
 
     If no revision is given, the parent of the working directory is used,
     or tip if no revision is checked out.
+
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
     """
 
     mygpg = newgpg(ui, **opts)
diff --git a/hgext/record.py b/hgext/record.py
--- a/hgext/record.py
+++ b/hgext/record.py
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ def record(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     If a list of files is omitted, all changes reported by "hg status"
     will be candidates for recording.
 
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
+
     You will be prompted for whether to record changes to each
     modified file, and for files with multiple changes, for each
     change to use.  For each query, the following responses are
diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ def backout(ui, repo, node=None, rev=Non
     before starting the backout, then merges the new head with that
     changeset afterwards.  This saves you from doing the merge by
     hand.  The result of this merge is not committed, as for a normal
-    merge.'''
+    merge.
+
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
+    '''
     if rev and node:
         raise util.Abort(_("please specify just one revision"))
 
@@ -533,6 +536,8 @@ def commit(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
 
     If no commit message is specified, the configured editor is started to
     enter a message.
+
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
     """
     def commitfunc(ui, repo, files, message, match, opts):
         return repo.commit(files, message, opts['user'], opts['date'], match,
@@ -1440,6 +1445,7 @@ def import_(ui, repo, patch1, *patches, 
     problems or other deficiencies in the text patch format.
 
     To read a patch from standard input, use patch name "-".
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
     """
     patches = (patch1,) + patches
 
@@ -1662,6 +1668,8 @@ def log(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     --follow is set, in which case the working directory parent is
     used as the starting revision.
 
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
+
     By default this command outputs: changeset id and hash, tags,
     non-trivial parents, user, date and time, and a summary for each
     commit. When the -v/--verbose switch is used, the list of changed
@@ -2173,7 +2181,8 @@ def revert(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
 
     Using the -r option, revert the given files or directories to their
     contents as of a specific revision. This can be helpful to "roll
-    back" some or all of an earlier  change.
+    back" some or all of an earlier change.
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
 
     Revert modifies the working directory.  It does not commit any
     changes, or change the parent of the working directory.  If you
@@ -2185,7 +2194,6 @@ def revert(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     mode of a file was changed, it is reset.
 
     If names are given, all files matching the names are reverted.
-
     If no arguments are given, no files are reverted.
 
     Modified files are saved with a .orig suffix before reverting.
@@ -2541,6 +2549,8 @@ def tag(ui, repo, name, rev_=None, **opt
     similarly to other project files and can be hand-edited if
     necessary.  The file '.hg/localtags' is used for local tags (not
     shared among repositories).
+
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
     """
     if name in ['tip', '.', 'null']:
         raise util.Abort(_("the name '%s' is reserved") % name)
@@ -2642,6 +2652,7 @@ def update(ui, repo, node=None, rev=None
 
     Update the working directory to the specified revision, or the
     tip of the current branch if none is specified.
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
 
     If there are no outstanding changes in the working directory and
     there is a linear relationship between the current version and the
diff --git a/mercurial/help.py b/mercurial/help.py
--- a/mercurial/help.py
+++ b/mercurial/help.py
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 helptable = {
     "dates|Date Formats":
     r'''
-    Some commands (backout, commit, tag) allow the user to specify a date.
-    Many date formats are acceptible. Here are some examples:
+    Some commands allow the user to specify a date:
+    backout, commit, import, tag: Specify the commit date.
+    log, revert, update: Select revision(s) by date.
+
+    Many date formats are valid. Here are some examples:
 
     "Wed Dec 6 13:18:29 2006" (local timezone assumed)
     "Dec 6 13:18 -0600" (year assumed, time offset provided)
@@ -33,6 +36,13 @@ helptable = {
     the number of seconds since the epoch (1970-01-01 00:00 UTC). offset
     is the offset of the local timezone, in seconds west of UTC (negative
     if the timezone is east of UTC).
+
+    The log command also accepts date ranges:
+
+    "<{date}" - on or before a given date
+    ">{date}" - on or after a given date
+    "{date} to {date}" - a date range, inclusive
+    "-{days}" - within a given number of days of today
     ''',
 
     'environment|env|Environment Variables':
diff --git a/tests/test-record.out b/tests/test-record.out
--- a/tests/test-record.out
+++ b/tests/test-record.out
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ interactively select changes to commit
     If a list of files is omitted, all changes reported by "hg status"
     will be candidates for recording.
 
+    See 'hg help dates' for a list of formats valid for -d/--date.
+
     You will be prompted for whether to record changes to each
     modified file, and for files with multiple changes, for each
     change to use.  For each query, the following responses are