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@@ -959,6 +959,10 @@ determinable.
 
 This format is a GNU extension.
 
+A full @w{RFC 822} timestamp is generated by the format 
+@w{@samp{"%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %z"}} (or the equivalent 
+@w{@samp{"%a, %d %b %Y %T %z"}}.
+
 @item %Z
 The time zone abbreviation (empty if the time zone can't be determined).