nl_{AW,NL}: Correct the thousands separator and grouping (bug 23831).

[thirdparty/glibc.git] / manual / time.texi

diff --git a/manual/time.texi b/manual/time.texi
index 9e98131487678cf0d955896f992e3597fe03703c..bfa46dd45b78b5c95293584a05597be4831b04ed 100644 (file)
--- a/manual/time.texi
+++ b/manual/time.texi
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ POSIX.2-1992 and by @w{ISO C99}, are:
 
 @table @code
 @item E
-Use the locale's alternate representation for date and time.  This
+Use the locale's alternative representation for date and time.  This
 modifier applies to the @code{%c}, @code{%C}, @code{%x}, @code{%X},
 @code{%y} and @code{%Y} format specifiers.  In a Japanese locale, for
 example, @code{%Ex} might yield a date format based on the Japanese
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ Emperors' reigns.
 
 @item O
 With all format specifiers that produce numbers: use the locale's
-alternate numeric symbols.
+alternative numeric symbols.
 
 With @code{%B}, @code{%b}, and @code{%h}: use the grammatical form for
 month names that is appropriate when the month is named by itself,
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ 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
+If the format supports the modifier but no alternative representation
 is available, it is ignored.
 
 The conversion specifier ends with a format specifier taken from the
@@ -1393,6 +1393,10 @@ The preferred calendar time representation for the current locale.
 The century of the year.  This is equivalent to the greatest integer not
 greater than the year divided by 100.
 
+If the @code{E} modifier is specified (@code{%EC}), instead produces
+the name of the period for the year (e.g.@: an era name) in the
+locale's alternative calendar.
+
 This format was first standardized by POSIX.2-1992 and by @w{ISO C99}.
 
 @item %d
@@ -1568,10 +1572,24 @@ The preferred time of day representation for the current locale.
 The year without a century as a decimal number (range @code{00} through
 @code{99}).  This is equivalent to the year modulo 100.
 
+If the @code{E} modifier is specified (@code{%Ey}), instead produces
+the year number according to a locale-specific alternative calendar.
+Unlike @code{%y}, the number is @emph{not} reduced modulo 100.
+However, by default it is zero-padded to a minimum of two digits (this
+can be overridden by an explicit field width or by the @code{_} and
+@code{-} flags).
+
 @item %Y
 The year as a decimal number, using the Gregorian calendar.  Years
 before the year @code{1} are numbered @code{0}, @code{-1}, and so on.
 
+If the @code{E} modifier is specified (@code{%EY}), instead produces a
+complete representation of the year according to the locale's
+alternative calendar.  Generally this will be some combination of the
+information produced by @code{%EC} and @code{%Ey}.  As a GNU
+extension, the formatting flags @code{_} or @code{-} may be used with
+this conversion specifier; they affect how the year number is printed.
+
 @item %z
 @w{RFC 822}/@w{ISO 8601:1988} style numeric time zone (e.g.,
 @code{-0600} or @code{+0100}), or nothing if no time zone is