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man: expand on the star…end/repetition time expressions 

And attempt to explain what is requested in #15030, but still be
concise.

Fixes: #15030
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Lennart Poettering 2020-04-30 13:42:59 +02:00
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@ -199,15 +199,14 @@ tomorrow Pacific/Auckland → Thu 2012-11-23 19:00:00
continuous weekdays. <literal>,</literal> and <literal>..</literal>
may be combined freely.</para>
<para>In the date and time specifications, any component may be
specified as <literal>*</literal> in which case any value will
match. Alternatively, each component can be specified as a list of
values separated by commas. Values may be suffixed with
<literal>/</literal> and a repetition value, which indicates that
the value itself and the value plus all multiples of the repetition value
are matched. Two values separated by <literal>..</literal> may be used
to indicate a range of values; ranges may also be followed with
<literal>/</literal> and a repetition value.</para>
<para>In the date and time specifications, any component may be specified as <literal>*</literal> in
which case any value will match. Alternatively, each component can be specified as a list of values
separated by commas. Values may be suffixed with <literal>/</literal> and a repetition value, which
indicates that the value itself and the value plus all multiples of the repetition value are matched.
Two values separated by <literal>..</literal> may be used to indicate a range of values; ranges may also
be followed with <literal>/</literal> and a repetition value, in which case the expression matches all
times starting with the start value, and continuing with all multiples of the repetition value relative
to the start value, ending at the end value the latest.</para>
<para>A date specification may use <literal>~</literal> to indicate the
last day(s) in a month. For example, <literal>*-02~03</literal> means