strftime(4) strftime(4) NAME strftime - language-specific strings DESCRIPTION There can exist one printable file per locale to specify its date and time formatting information. These files must be kept in the directory /usr/lib/locale/<locale>/LC_TIME. The contents of these files are: 1. abbreviated month names (in order) 2. month names (in order) 3. abbreviated weekday names (in order) 4. abbreviated weekday names (in order) 5. weekday names (in order) 6. default strings that specify formats for locale time (%X) and locale date (%x) 7. default strings that specify formats for locale date and time representation(%c) 8. AM (ante meridian) string 9. PM (post meridian) string 10. default format for cftime, if the argument for cftime is zero or null 11. default strings that specify format for locale 12-hour time representation(%r) Each string is on a line by itself. All white space is significant. The order of the strings in the above list is the same order in which they must appear in the file. EXAMPLE Here are the contents of /usr/lib/locale/C/LC_TIME: Jan Feb ... January February ... Sun Mon ... Sunday Monday ... %H:%M:%S %m/%d/%y %a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y AM PM %a %b %e %T %Z %Y %I:%M:%S %p FILES /usr/lib/locale/<locale>/LC_TIME SEE ALSO ctime(3C), setlocale(3C), strftime(3C). Page 2