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| -rw-r--r-- | manual/locale.texi | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | manual/time.texi | 35 |
2 files changed, 50 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/manual/locale.texi b/manual/locale.texi index 60ad2a1e40..059db75c1c 100644 --- a/manual/locale.texi +++ b/manual/locale.texi @@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ corresponds to Sunday. @itemx DAY_5 @itemx DAY_6 @itemx DAY_7 -Similar to @code{ABDAY_1} etc., but here the return value is the +Similar to @code{ABDAY_1} etc.,@: but here the return value is the unabbreviated weekday name. @item ABMON_1 @itemx ABMON_2 @@ -937,7 +937,8 @@ unabbreviated weekday name. @itemx ABMON_10 @itemx ABMON_11 @itemx ABMON_12 -The return value is abbreviated name of the month. @code{ABMON_1} +The return value is the abbreviated name of the month, in the grammatical +form used when the month forms part of a complete date. @code{ABMON_1} corresponds to January. @item MON_1 @itemx MON_2 @@ -951,8 +952,27 @@ corresponds to January. @itemx MON_10 @itemx MON_11 @itemx MON_12 -Similar to @code{ABMON_1} etc., but here the month names are not abbreviated. +Similar to @code{ABMON_1} etc.,@: but here the month names are not abbreviated. Here the first value @code{MON_1} also corresponds to January. +@item ALTMON_1 +@itemx ALTMON_2 +@itemx ALTMON_3 +@itemx ALTMON_4 +@itemx ALTMON_5 +@itemx ALTMON_6 +@itemx ALTMON_7 +@itemx ALTMON_8 +@itemx ALTMON_9 +@itemx ALTMON_10 +@itemx ALTMON_11 +@itemx ALTMON_12 +Similar to @code{MON_1} etc.,@: but here the month names are in the grammatical +form used when the month is named by itself. The @code{strftime} functions +use these month names for the format specifier @code{OB}. + +Note that not all languages need two different forms of the month names, +so the strings returned for @code{MON_@dots{}} and @code{ALTMON_@dots{}} +may or may not be the same, depending on the locale. @item AM_STR @itemx PM_STR The return values are strings which can be used in the representation of time diff --git a/manual/time.texi b/manual/time.texi index 33aa221428..2a5afd9e56 100644 --- a/manual/time.texi +++ b/manual/time.texi @@ -1346,8 +1346,13 @@ example, @code{%Ex} might yield a date format based on the Japanese Emperors' reigns. @item O -Use the locale's alternate numeric symbols for numbers. This modifier -applies only to numeric format specifiers. +With all format specifiers that produce numbers: use the locale's +alternate numeric symbols. + +With @code{%B} and @code{%b}: use the grammatical form for month names +that is appropriate when the month is named by itself, rather than +the form that is appropriate when the month is used as part of a +complete date. This is a GNU extension. @end table If the format supports the modifier but no alternate representation @@ -1365,13 +1370,21 @@ The abbreviated weekday name according to the current locale. The full weekday name according to the current locale. @item %b -The abbreviated month name according to the current locale. +The abbreviated month name according to the current locale, in the +grammatical form used when the month is part of a complete date. +As a GNU extension, the @code{O} modifier can be used (@code{%Ob}) +to get the grammatical form used when the month is named by itself. @item %B -The full month name according to the current locale. +The full month name according to the current locale, in the +grammatical form used when the month is part of a complete date. +As a GNU extension, the @code{O} modifier can be used (@code{%OB}) +to get the grammatical form used when the month is named by itself. -Using @code{%B} together with @code{%d} produces grammatically -incorrect results for some locales. +Note that not all languages need two different forms of the month +names, so the text produced by @code{%B} and @code{%OB}, and by +@code{%b} and @code{%Ob}, may or may not be the same, depending on +the locale. @item %c The preferred calendar time representation for the current locale. @@ -1778,8 +1791,14 @@ the full name. @item %b @itemx %B @itemx %h -The month name according to the current locale, in abbreviated form or -the full name. +A month name according to the current locale. All three specifiers +will recognize both abbreviated and full month names. If the +locale provides two different grammatical forms of month names, +all three specifiers will recognize both forms. + +As a GNU extension, the @code{O} modifier can be used with these +specifiers; it has no effect, as both grammatical forms of month +names are recognized. @item %c The date and time representation for the current locale. |