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diff --git a/manual/time.texi b/manual/time.texi index e16a7294a2..9744982a04 100644 --- a/manual/time.texi +++ b/manual/time.texi @@ -1268,7 +1268,9 @@ This format was first standardized by POSIX.2-1992 and by @w{ISO C99}. @item %p Either @samp{AM} or @samp{PM}, according to the given time value; or the corresponding strings for the current locale. Noon is treated as -@samp{PM} and midnight as @samp{AM}. +@samp{PM} and midnight as @samp{AM}. In most locales +@samp{AM}/@samp{PM} format is not supported, in such cases @code{"%p"} +yields an empty string. @ignore We currently have a problem with makeinfo. Write @samp{AM} and @samp{am} @@ -1277,7 +1279,9 @@ both results in `am'. I.e., the difference in case is not visible anymore. @item %P Either @samp{am} or @samp{pm}, according to the given time value; or the corresponding strings for the current locale, printed in lowercase -characters. Noon is treated as @samp{pm} and midnight as @samp{am}. +characters. Noon is treated as @samp{pm} and midnight as @samp{am}. In +most locales @samp{AM}/@samp{PM} format is not supported, in such cases +@code{"%P"} yields an empty string. This format is a GNU extension. |