%a
- abbreviated weekday name.%A
- full weekday name.%b
- abbreviated month name.%B
- full month name.%c
- date and time, as "%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y".%d
- zero-padded day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].%e
- space-padded day of the month as a decimal number [ 1,31]; equivalent to%_d
.%H
- hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].%I
- hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number [01,12].%j
- day of the year as a decimal number [001,366].%m
- month as a decimal number [01,12].%M
- minute as a decimal number [00,59].%L
- milliseconds as a decimal number [000, 999].%p
- either AM or PM.%S
- second as a decimal number [00,61].%U
- week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53].%w
- weekday as a decimal number [0(Sunday),6].%W
- week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53].%x
- date, as "%m/%d/%Y".%X
- time, as "%H:%M:%S".%y
- year without century as a decimal number [00,99].%Y
- year with century as a decimal number.%Z
- time zone offset, such as "-0700".%%
- a literal "%" character.
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