From 8d230e25ae018ce7a5135f640a74975847cd256e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2000 20:54:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Correct confusing description of the -r option.

PR:		17250
Submitted by:	cjclark@home.com (Crist J. Clark)
---
 bin/date/date.1 | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/date/date.1 b/bin/date/date.1
index ab0a17a5dc9..955505f480b 100644
--- a/bin/date/date.1
+++ b/bin/date/date.1
@@ -112,9 +112,14 @@ option stops
 .Nm
 from setting the time for other than the current machine.
 .It Fl r
-Print out the date and time in
+Print out the date and time that is
 .Ar seconds
-from the Epoch.
+from the Epoch
+.Po
+00:00:00 UTC, January 1, 1970;
+see
+.Xr time 3
+.Pc .
 .It Fl t
 Set the kernel's value for minutes west of
 .Tn GMT .