From 19ccb76235d2772478d2ca98210cbc0a8c366cf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matthias Johnson <matthias@opennomad.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:15:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fixing timesting examples and stripping "at"

---
 README.md | 4 ++--
 systab    | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2bab85d..a6dd87b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ systab accepts several time formats:
 | Relative | `in 5 minutes` | One-time |
 | Relative | `tomorrow` | One-time |
 | Absolute | `2025-06-15 14:30` | One-time |
-| Absolute | `next tuesday at noon` | One-time |
+| Absolute | `next tuesday at 9am` | One-time |
 | Systemd keyword | `hourly`, `daily`, `weekly`, `monthly` | Recurring |
 | Systemd OnCalendar | `*:0/15` (every 15 min) | Recurring |
 | Systemd OnCalendar | `*-*-* 02:00:00` (daily at 2am) | Recurring |
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ systab accepts several time formats:
 
 Relative and absolute formats are parsed by `date -d`. Systemd OnCalendar values are passed through directly.
 
-Note: `date -d` does not technically like the "*in* 5 minutes" syntax. `systab` removes the offending "in".
+Note: `date -d` does not technically like "*in* 5 minutes" or "*at*" between day and time. `systab` strips "in" and "at" before passing to `date -d`.
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/systab b/systab
index 4b51949..13eb123 100755
--- a/systab
+++ b/systab
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Management Options:
 TIME FORMATS:
   Natural:   "every 5 minutes", "every day at 2am", "every monday at 9am"
   Relative:  "in 5 minutes", "in 2 hours", "tomorrow"
-  Absolute:  "2025-01-21 14:30", "next tuesday at noon"
+  Absolute:  "2025-01-21 14:30", "next tuesday at 9am"
   Systemd:   "daily", "weekly", "hourly", "*:0/15" (every 15 min)
 
 EXAMPLES:
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ parse_time() {
 
     # Try to parse with date command (one-time specs)
     # Strip "in " prefix for natural phrasing ("in 5 minutes" → "5 minutes")
+    # Strip " at " before times ("next tuesday at noon" → "next tuesday noon")
     local date_spec="$time_spec"
     [[ "${date_spec,,}" == in\ * ]] && date_spec="${date_spec:3}"
+    date_spec="${date_spec// at / }"
     local parsed_date
     if parsed_date=$(date -d "$date_spec" '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' 2>/dev/null); then
         echo "$parsed_date"