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The
function formats the information from into the buffer according to the
string pointed to by The string consists of zero or more conversion
specifications and ordinary characters. All ordinary characters are copied
directly into the buffer. A conversion specification consists of a percent
sign and one other character. No more than characters will be placed
into the array. If the total number of resulting characters, including the
terminating null character, is not more than returns the number of characters
in the array, not counting the terminating null. Otherwise, zero is returned.
Each conversion specification is replaced by the characters as follows
which are then copied into the buffer. is replaced by the locale’s full
weekday name. is replaced by the locale’s abbreviated weekday name. is replaced
by the locale’s full month name. is replaced by the locale’s abbreviated
month name. is replaced by the century (a year divided by 100 and truncated
to an integer) as a decimal number (00-99). is replaced by the locale’s appropriate
date and time representation. is replaced by the date in the format
is replaced by the day of the month as a decimal number (01-31). is replaced
by the day of month as a decimal number (1-31); single digits are preceded
by a blank. is replaced by the hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number
(00-23). is replaced by the hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number (01-12).
is replaced by the day of the year as a decimal number (001-366). is replaced
by the hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number (0-23); single digits are
preceded by a blank. is replaced by the hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal
number (1-12); single digits are preceded by a blank. is replaced by the
minute as a decimal number (00-59). is replaced by the month as a decimal
number (01-12). is replaced by a newline. is replaced by the locale’s equivalent
of either or is replaced by the time in the format is replaced by
the locale’s representation of 12-hour clock time using AM/PM notation.
is replaced by the time in the format is replaced by a tab. is replaced
by the second as a decimal number (00-60). is replaced by the number of
seconds since the Epoch, UCT (see is replaced by the week number of the
year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number (00-53).
is replaced by the weekday (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal
number (1-7). is replaced by the week number of the year (Monday as the
first day of the week) as a decimal number (01-53). If the week containing
January 1 has four or more days in the new year, then it is week 1; otherwise
it is week 53 of the previous year, and the next week is week 1. is replaced
by the week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as
a decimal number (00-53). is replaced by the weekday (Sunday as the first
day of the week) as a decimal number (0-6). is replaced by the locale’s appropriate
date representation. is replaced by the locale’s appropriate time representation.
is replaced by the year with century as a decimal number. is replaced
by the year without century as a decimal number (00-99). is replaced by
the time zone name. is replaced by
The function
conforms to The and conversion specifications are extensions.
There is no conversion specification for the phase of the moon.
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