GNU bug report logs - #15816
24.3; (format-time-string "%h") returns "" instead of month

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From: Rüdiger Sonderfeld <ruediger <at> c-plusplus.de>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: andrea.rossetti <at> gmail.com, 15816 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15816: 24.3; (format-time-string "%h") returns "" instead of month
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 01:01:32 +0100

On Wednesday 06 November 2013 19:26:56 Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> All of them are supported, with the single exception of %r.

I'd suggest documenting %F then.  It is the date format for ISO 8601.

-- 8< ---------------------------------------------------------- >8 --

* editfns.c (Fformat_time_string): Doc fix.  (Bug#15816)

---
 src/ChangeLog | 4 ++++
 src/editfns.c | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 4c3811d..7921b96 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-11-16  Rüdiger Sonderfeld  <ruediger <at> c-plusplus.de>
+
+	* editfns.c (Fformat_time_string): Doc fix.  (Bug#15816)
+
 2013-11-15  Paul Eggert  <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
 
 	* data.c: Work around bogus GCC diagnostic about shift count.
diff --git a/src/editfns.c b/src/editfns.c
index 277e5b6..f17b02a 100644
--- a/src/editfns.c
+++ b/src/editfns.c
@@ -1722,6 +1722,7 @@ TIME is specified as (HIGH LOW USEC PSEC), as returned by
 %c is the locale's date and time format.
 %x is the locale's "preferred" date format.
 %D is like "%m/%d/%y".
+%F is the ISO 8601 date format (like "%Y-%m-%d").
 
 %R is like "%H:%M", %T is like "%H:%M:%S", %r is like "%I:%M:%S %p".
 %X is the locale's "preferred" time format.
@@ -1740,7 +1741,7 @@ but takes up at least N (a number) positions.
 %EX is a locale's alternative version of %X;
 %OX is like %X, but uses the locale's number symbols.
 
-For example, to produce full ISO 8601 format, use "%Y-%m-%dT%T%z".
+For example, to produce full ISO 8601 format, use "%FT%T%z".
 
 usage: (format-time-string FORMAT-STRING &optional TIME UNIVERSAL)  */)
   (Lisp_Object format_string, Lisp_Object timeval, Lisp_Object universal)
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1.8.4.2

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