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MSGGMTDATEFMT


Syntax

Envariable

M2H_MSGGMTDATEFMT=date-format

Element

<MSGGMTDATEFMT>
date-format
</MSGGMTDATEFMT>

Command-line Option

-msggmtdatefmt date-format


Description

The MSGGMTDATEFMT resource specifies the date format for the $MSGGMTDATE$ resource variable (i.e. The GMT date of the current message). The format is a string containing zero or more conversion specifications and regular characters. A conversion specification consists of the '%' character followed a character that determines the type of conversion.

The following lists the possible conversion specifications:

NOTE

If POSIXSTRFTIME is set, the POSIX::strftime() function will be used. Therefore, there may be more conversion specifications available. See your system's strftime() manpage for specifics.

Spec Value
%% the % character
%a abbreviated weekday name
%A full weekday name
%b abbreviated month name
%B full month name
%c appropriate date and time representation
%d day of month [1,31]; single digits are preceded by 0
%h abbreviated month name
%H hour (24-hour clock) [0,23]; single digits are preceded by 0
%I hour (12-hour clock) [1,12]; single digits are preceded by 0
%j day number of year [1,366]; single digits are preceded by 0
%m month number [1,12]; single digits are preceded by 0
%M minute[00,59]; single digits are preceded by 0
%p am or pm.
%P AM or PM.
%S seconds [00,61]
%w weekday as a decimal number [0,6], with 0 representing Sunday
%y year within century [00,99]
%Y year, including the century (for example 1993)

Setting MSGGMTDATEFMT to a blank string will reset the resource to the default setting.


Default Setting

%a %b %d %H:%M:%S GMT %Y

Resource Variables

N/A


Examples

None.


Version

2.0


See Also

GMTDATEFMT, LOCALDATEFMT, MONTHS, MONTHSABR, POSIXSTRFTIME, WEEKDAYS, WEEKDAYSABR


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