is not set. @xref{TZ Variable,, Specifying the Time Zone with
@env{TZ}, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}.
+@exitstatus
+
+@menu
+* Date format specifiers:: Used in @samp{date '+...'}
+* Setting the time:: Changing the system clock.
+* Options for date:: Instead of the current time.
+@detailmenu
+* Date input formats:: Specifying date strings.
+@end detailmenu
+* Examples of date:: Examples.
+@end menu
+
+@node Date format specifiers
+@subsection Specifying the format of @command{date} output
+
@findex strftime @r{and @command{date}}
@cindex time formats
@cindex formatting times
format string are printed unchanged. The conversion specifiers are
described below.
-@exitstatus
-
@menu
* Time conversion specifiers:: %[HIklMNpPrRsSTXzZ]
* Date conversion specifiers:: %[aAbBcCdDeFgGhjmuUVwWxyY]
* Literal conversion specifiers:: %[%nt]
* Padding and other flags:: Pad with zeros, spaces, etc.
-* Setting the time:: Changing the system clock.
-* Options for date:: Instead of the current time.
-@detailmenu
-* Date input formats:: Specifying date strings.
-@end detailmenu
-* Examples of date:: Examples.
@end menu
@node Time conversion specifiers
-@subsection Time conversion specifiers
+@subsubsection Time conversion specifiers
@cindex time conversion specifiers
@cindex conversion specifiers, time
@node Date conversion specifiers
-@subsection Date conversion specifiers
+@subsubsection Date conversion specifiers
@cindex date conversion specifiers
@cindex conversion specifiers, date
@node Literal conversion specifiers
-@subsection Literal conversion specifiers
+@subsubsection Literal conversion specifiers
@cindex literal conversion specifiers
@cindex conversion specifiers, literal
@node Padding and other flags
-@subsection Padding and other flags
+@subsubsection Padding and other flags
@cindex numeric field padding
@cindex padding of numeric fields