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diff --git a/sysdep/unix/io.c b/sysdep/unix/io.c
index f68763c..5ecc8ae 100644
--- a/sysdep/unix/io.c
+++ b/sysdep/unix/io.c
@@ -300,6 +300,30 @@ tm_shot(void)
}
/**
+ * tm_parse_datetime - parse a date and time
+ * @x: datetime string
+ *
+ * tm_parse_datetime() takes a textual representation of
+ * a date and time (dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss)
+ * and converts it to the corresponding value of type &bird_clock_t.
+ */
+bird_clock_t
+tm_parse_datetime(char *x)
+{
+ struct tm tm;
+ int n;
+ time_t t;
+
+ if (sscanf(x, "%d-%d-%d %d:%d:%d%n", &tm.tm_mday, &tm.tm_mon, &tm.tm_year, &tm.tm_hour, &tm.tm_min, &tm.tm_sec, &n) != 6 || x[n])
+ return tm_parse_date(x);
+ tm.tm_mon--;
+ tm.tm_year -= 1900;
+ t = mktime(&tm);
+ if (t == (time_t) -1)
+ return 0;
+ return t;
+}
+/**
* tm_parse_date - parse a date
* @x: date string
*