1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/date.c b/date.c
index 2df9e0cc7..70d5dd5c6 100644
--- a/date.c
+++ b/date.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
    an RFC 822 complient date output for shell scripting
    mail commands */
 
-const char      date_usage[] = "Usage: date [OPTION]... [+FORMAT]\n"
+const char      date_usage[] = "date [OPTION]... [+FORMAT]\n"
 "  or:  date [OPTION] [MMDDhhmm[[CC]YY][.ss]]\n"
 "Display the current time in the given FORMAT, or set the system date.\n"
 "\nOptions:\n\t-R\t\toutput RFC-822 compliant date string\n"
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ date_conv_ftime(struct tm *tm_time, const char *t_string) {
 }
 
 
-void
-date_err(void) {
-    fprintf (stderr, "%s\n", date_usage);
-    exit( FALSE);
-}
-
 int
 date_main(int argc, char * * argv)
 {
@@ -190,7 +184,7 @@ date_main(int argc, char * * argv)
                 break;
             case 's':
                 set_time = 1;
-                if(date_str != NULL) date_err();
+                if(date_str != NULL) usage ( date_usage);
                 date_str = optarg;
                 break;
             case 'u':
@@ -202,11 +196,11 @@ date_main(int argc, char * * argv)
                 /* Look ma, no break.  Don't fix it either. */
             case 'd':
                 use_arg = 1;
-                if(date_str != NULL) date_err();
+                if(date_str != NULL) usage ( date_usage);
                 date_str = optarg;
                 break;
             case '-':
-                date_err();
+                usage ( date_usage);
             }
         } else {
             if ( (date_fmt == NULL) && (strcmp(*argv, "+")==0) )
@@ -215,7 +209,7 @@ date_main(int argc, char * * argv)
                 set_time = 1;
                 date_str=*argv;
             } else { 
-                date_err();
+                usage ( date_usage);
             }
         }
         i--;