| Character |
Meaning |
| %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) |
| %f |
Remote filename (no path) |
| %F |
Remote filename (including path) |
| %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) |
| %l |
Local filename (no path) |
| %L |
Local filename (including path) |
| %m |
Month as decimal number (01 - 12) |
| %M |
Minute as decimal number (00 - 59) |
| \n |
Newline character, makes text continue on next line |
| %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 |