.. _fwflag_date_field:
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--date_field
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Switch
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--date_field

Description
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For functions that use the date field of the message table (currently only --add_timexdiff and --add_postimexdiff), specifies the MySQL column containing the date.

Argument and Default Value
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For most message tables, this will not be necessary, since the name of the date field tends to be uniform.

Details
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See also :doc:`fwflag_message_field`, :doc:`fwflag_messageid_field`. 

Other Switches
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Required Switches:
None
Optional Switches:
None

Example Commands
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.. code-block:: bash