ftime()

Function usage:

ftime([format [, time]])

Returns a string formatted from a system time time (obtained from time()) according to format. If time is omitted, it defaults to the current time. If format is omitted, it defaults to %time_format. If format is "@", a raw system time (e.g., seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC) will be displayed. Otherwise, each "%" in format describes a conversion:

%@

raw system time, in seconds, to the nearest microsecond (nonstandard)

%.

microseconds since last whole second (nonstandard)

%a

abbreviated weekday name

%A

full weekday name

%b

abbreviated month name

%B

full month name

%c

local time and date representation

%d

day of month (01-31)

%F

ISO 8601 date format (equivalent to "%Y-%m-%d")

%H

hour on 24-hour clock (00-23)

%I

hour on 12-hour clock (01-12)

%j

day of year (001-366)

%m

month (01-12)

%M

minute (00-59)

%p

local equivalent of "AM" or "PM"

%s

raw system time, rounded down to the nearest whole second (nonstandard)

%S

second (00-61)

%T

ISO 8601 time format (equivalent to "%H:%M:%S")

%U

week number of year, Sunday is first day of week (00-53)

%w

weekeday (0-6, Sunday is 0)

%W

week number of year, Monday is first day of week (00-53)

%x

local date representation

%X

local time representation

%y

year without century (00-99)

%Y

year with century

%Z

time zone name, if any

%%

"%"

The formats "%@" and "%s.%." do not give the same results if time is negative.

Example:
command: /expr ftime("Today is %a %b %d", time())
output: Today is Thu Jul 02

See: functions, time(), locale, %TZ. %time_format