+ if (skip_prefix(format, "unix", end))
+ return DATE_UNIX;
+ if (skip_prefix(format, "format", end))
+ return DATE_STRFTIME;
+
+ die("unknown date format %s", format);
+}
+
+void parse_date_format(const char *format, struct date_mode *mode)
+{
+ const char *p;
+
+ /* historical alias */
+ if (!strcmp(format, "local"))
+ format = "default-local";
+
+ mode->type = parse_date_type(format, &p);
+ mode->local = 0;
+
+ if (skip_prefix(p, "-local", &p))
+ mode->local = 1;
+
+ if (mode->type == DATE_STRFTIME) {
+ if (!skip_prefix(p, ":", &p))
+ die("date format missing colon separator: %s", format);
+ mode->strftime_fmt = xstrdup(p);
+ } else if (*p)