Date and Time Format
Use the MS_PLOTBORDER_TIME_FORMAT configuration variable to adjust the format. There are also strftime( ) formatting codes. With these formatting strings, you can choose how to display the date and time. For example, you can set MS_PLOTBORDER_TIME_FORMAT=It is now %I:%M %p on %A, %B %d, %Y, which displays as It is now 02:36 PM on Monday, December 10, 2007.
The following table lists the variables and their definitions:
| Variable | Definition |
|---|---|
| %a | Abbreviated weekday name |
| %A | Full weekday name. |
| %b | Abbreviated month name |
| %B | Full month name |
| %c | Date and time representation appropriate for locale |
| %d | Day of month as decimal number (01-31) |
| %H | Hour in 24-hour format (00-23) |
| %I | Hour in 12-hour format (01-12) |
| %j | Day of year as decimal number (001-366) |
| %m | Month as decimal number (01-12) |
| %M | Minute as decimal number (00-59) |
| %p | Current locale's A.M./P.M. indicator for 12-hour clock |
| %S | Second as decimal number (00-59) |
| %U | Week of year as decimal number, with Sunday as first day of week (00-51) |
| %w | Weekday as decimal number (0-6; Sunday is 0) |
| %W | Week of year as decimal number, with Monday as first day of week (00-51) |
| %x | Date representation for current locale |
| %X | Time representation for current locale |
| %y | Year without century, as decimal number (00-99) |
| %Y | Year with century, as decimal number |
| %z, %Z | Time-zone name or abbreviation; no characters if time zone is unknown |
| %% | Percent sign |