STARDATE
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NAME
stardate - display current Stardate
SYNOPSIS
stardate
[ -dn ]
DESCRIPTION
Stardate
computes the current Stardate using the algorithm specified by
Starfleet Standard NC-C34/32446.7 and displays it on the default
logical output node. The
-d
option specifies that
n
digits of precision are to be displayed after
the decimal point. The
minimum (default) value for this parameter is is 1 and the maximum is 7.
DIAGNOSTICS
If the option or its argument is incorrect, a soft exception occurs
and the program is terminated. This program responds to sanity check
pulses generated during Level 4 diagnostic passes.
CAVEATS
Stardate
is optimized for use aboard
Galaxy
and
Excelsior
class starships, and at all Starbases servicing these classes.
The computed Stardate is not guaranteed to be
compatible with planetary chronolog systems, and no support for
conversion has been provided.
AUTHOR
Jay Windley
Starfleet Computational Systems Support Command - Galaxy Class
Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards, MARS
jwindley@asylum.utah.edu
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- DIAGNOSTICS
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- CAVEATS
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