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Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:30:08 +0100 (MET)
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: strftime patch
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, DJ Delorie wrote:

> > DJ, these format modifiers (-, _, 0, and ^) don't exist in the C
> > standard, AFAICS, and aren't documented in libc.info.  Is this for
> > compatibility with some other implementation?  If so, which one?
> 
> I don't know.  I didn't write that part.

I didn't, either, but a quick lookup in the man pages of a Digital Unix
(now a.k.a. Tru64) box reveals at least '-' and '0', too. These may be
standardized by the X/Open XPG4 Unix spec (the predecessor of Unix98 and 
the 'Single Unix Specification).

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.