am_pm question

[Geoff Keating]

> Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 18:51:17 +0200
> From: Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>

> I got a bugreport that en_AU locale does not define AM/PM.
> Anyone knows
> a) if Australia should use 12 or 24 hour time

It currently default to 24-hour by default, but....

> b) even if date +%c does not use 12 hour time, shouldn't
>    each locale specify %p (AM/PM) strings?

yes.  Both forms are used in Australia.

> Checking what does Solaris:
> a) it uses 24 hour time for Australia like glibc
> b) LC_TIME=en_AU date +%r (and LC_TIME=en_AU date +%p) even
>    then include AM/PM strings
> 
> 	Jakub
> 


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