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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continuous weekdays. <literal>,</literal> and <literal>..</literal>
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continuous weekdays. <literal>,</literal> and <literal>..</literal>
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may be combined freely.</para>
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may be combined freely.</para>
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<para>In the date and time specifications, any component may be
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<para>In the date and time specifications, any component may be specified as <literal>*</literal> in
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specified as <literal>*</literal> in which case any value will
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which case any value will match. Alternatively, each component can be specified as a list of values
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match. Alternatively, each component can be specified as a list of
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separated by commas. Values may be suffixed with <literal>/</literal> and a repetition value, which
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values separated by commas. Values may be suffixed with
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indicates that the value itself and the value plus all multiples of the repetition value are matched.
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<literal>/</literal> and a repetition value, which indicates that
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Two values separated by <literal>..</literal> may be used to indicate a range of values; ranges may also
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the value itself and the value plus all multiples of the repetition value
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be followed with <literal>/</literal> and a repetition value, in which case the expression matches all
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are matched. Two values separated by <literal>..</literal> may be used
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times starting with the start value, and continuing with all multiples of the repetition value relative
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to indicate a range of values; ranges may also be followed with
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to the start value, ending at the end value the latest.</para>
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<literal>/</literal> and a repetition value.</para>
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<para>A date specification may use <literal>~</literal> to indicate the
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<para>A date specification may use <literal>~</literal> to indicate the
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last day(s) in a month. For example, <literal>*-02~03</literal> means
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last day(s) in a month. For example, <literal>*-02~03</literal> means
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