log --raw-date: Use to display seconds from unix epoch.

Command/Log.hs

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ cmd = withGlobalOptions annexedMatchingOptions $
 
 data LogOptions = LogOptions
 	{ logFiles :: CmdParams
+	, rawDateOption :: Bool
 	, gourceOption :: Bool
 	, passthruOptions :: [CommandParam]
 	}
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ data LogOptions = LogOptions
 optParser :: CmdParamsDesc -> Parser LogOptions
 optParser desc = LogOptions
 	<$> cmdParams desc
+	<*> switch
+		( long "raw-date"
+		<> help "display seconds from unix epoch"
+		)
 	<*> switch
 		( long "gource"
 		<> help "format output for gource"
@@ -92,8 +97,9 @@ start m zone o file key = do
 	stop
   where
 	output
-		| (gourceOption o) = gourceOutput lookupdescription file
-		| otherwise = normalOutput lookupdescription file zone
+		| rawDateOption o = normalOutput lookupdescription file show
+		| gourceOption o = gourceOutput lookupdescription file
+		| otherwise = normalOutput lookupdescription file (showTimeStamp zone)
 	lookupdescription u = fromMaybe (fromUUID u) $ M.lookup u m
 
 showLog :: Outputter -> [RefChange] -> Annex ()
@@ -109,11 +115,11 @@ showLog outputter ps = do
 	get ref = map toUUID . Logs.Presence.getLog . L.unpack <$>
 		catObject ref
 
-normalOutput :: (UUID -> String) -> FilePath -> TimeZone -> Outputter
-normalOutput lookupdescription file zone present ts us =
+normalOutput :: (UUID -> String) -> FilePath -> (POSIXTime -> String) -> Outputter
+normalOutput lookupdescription file formattime present ts us =
 	liftIO $ mapM_ (putStrLn . format) us
   where
-	time = showTimeStamp zone ts
+	time = formattime ts
 	addel = if present then "+" else "-"
 	format u = unwords [ addel, time, file, "|", 
 		fromUUID u ++ " -- " ++ lookupdescription u ]

debian/changelog

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ git-annex (6.20160319) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * ddar remote: fix ssh calls
     Thanks, Robie Basak
   * log: Display time with time zone.
+  * log --raw-date: Use to display seconds from unix epoch.
 
  -- Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name>  Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:42:36 -0400
 

doc/git-annex-log.mdwn

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ showing each repository they were added to ("+") and removed from ("-").
   
   For example: `--since "1 month ago"`
 
+* `--raw-date`
+
+  Rather than the normal display of a date in the local time zone,
+  displays seconds since the unix epoch.
+
 * `--gource`
 
   Generates output suitable for the `gource` visualization program.

doc/todo/wishlist__58___Unix_time_in_git_annex_log.mdwn

@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ If the timestamp were in Unix time, it would be easier to process in a mechanica
 + 1414368018 ev-2014.pdf | 50083bd6-7e20-4356-a32f-a1dde07de441 -- penn
 ```
 
+> [[done]] --[[Joey]] 

doc/todo/wishlist__58___Unix_time_in_git_annex_log/comment_1_e13341ff3713716e595f2d2d3ed110d0._comment

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 1"""
+ date="2016-03-29T18:35:26Z"
+ content="""
+I don't think that's a good default, but I will add the time zone to the
+date displayed. And add a --raw-date option for epoch.
+"""]]