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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: Firmware Interfaces
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "DMI_GET_DATE" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Firmware Interfaces"
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.SH "NAME"
dmi_get_date \- parse a DMI date
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'bool\ dmi_get_date('u
.BI "bool dmi_get_date(int\ " "field" ", int\ *\ " "yearp" ", int\ *\ " "monthp" ", int\ *\ " "dayp" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIfield\fR
.RS 4
data index (see enum dmi_field)
.RE
.PP
\fIyearp\fR
.RS 4
optional out parameter for the year
.RE
.PP
\fImonthp\fR
.RS 4
optional out parameter for the month
.RE
.PP
\fIdayp\fR
.RS 4
optional out parameter for the day
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The date field is assumed to be in the form resembling [mm[/dd]]/yy[yy] and the result is stored in the out parameters any or all of which can be omitted\&.
.PP
If the field doesn\*(Aqt exist, all out parameters are set to zero and false is returned\&. Otherwise, true is returned with any invalid part of date set to zero\&.
.PP
On return, year, month and day are guaranteed to be in the range of [0,9999], [0,12] and [0,31] respectively\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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