DateTim...e::en_ZM(3)

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🌈 DateTime::Locale::en_ZM(3) — the English Zambia (`en-ZM`) locale, explained by your fave Unix bestie 💅

bestie. gather round. this is the User Contributed Perl Documentation page for DateTime::Locale::en_ZM, and it's literally all the locale data examples for the English Zambia (en-ZM) locale. no cap, it's just receipts — every list below is exactly what this locale hands you when you ask for a day name, a month, a quarter, an era, or a whole formatted date. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

DateTime::Locale::en_ZM — locale data examples for the English Zambia (en-ZM) locale 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so this pod file is basically a show-and-tell. it contains examples of the locale data available for the English Zambia locale, organized by category, and every example is written out so you can see exactly what string you'd get. it's giving "reference sheet that ate". 🔥

🌸 Days

Wide (format)

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Abbreviated (format)

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Narrow (format)

M
T
W
T
F
S
S

yes the narrow ones repeat letters 😭 that's just how it is — T shows up twice and so does S, so don't come for me.

Wide (stand-alone)

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Narrow (stand-alone)

M
T
W
T
F
S
S

🦋 Months

Wide (format)

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Abbreviated (format)

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

not me noticing September gets four letters — Sept — while everyone else is chilling at three 💀 that's the vibes, keep it exactly as written.

Narrow (format)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Wide (stand-alone)

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec

Narrow (stand-alone)

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

M, J and A are all out here cloning themselves 😭 narrow months are lowkey just vibes.

🎀 Quarters

Wide (format)

1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Abbreviated (format)

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

1st quarter
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4

Narrow (stand-alone)

👑 Eras

Wide (format)

Before Christ
Anno Domini

Abbreviated (format)

BC
AD

Narrow (format)

B
A

iconique. one letter each. minimalism slay. ✨

💜 Date Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tuesday, 5 February 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Friday, 22 December 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Saturday, 15 September -10

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September -10

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-10

ngl that last short one is giving chaos — 15/09/-10 with a negative year just sitting there 🙈 but that's the data, and we respect the data.

⭐ Time Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am UTC

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am UTC

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am

Full and Long being identical here? bestie they're twinning 🫶 don't question it, just copy it exact.

🧚 Datetime Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Friday, 22 December 1995, 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Saturday, 15 September -10, 4:44:23 am UTC

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February 2008, 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December 1995, 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September -10, 4:44:23 am UTC

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008, 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995, 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10, 4:44:23 am

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008, 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995, 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-10, 4:44 am

🍓 Available Formats

okay this is the big one — every named format the locale ships, with its pattern in parentheses and three worked examples. all of it verbatim, all of it iconic. 💅

Bh (h B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 B

Bhm (h:mm B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 B

Bhms (h:mm:ss B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 B

E (ccc)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat

EBhm (E h:mm B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44 B

EBhms (E h:mm:ss B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05:02 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44:23 B

EHm (E HH:mm)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 04:44

EHms (E HH:mm:ss)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 04:44:23

Ed (E d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 15

Ehm (E h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44 am

Ehm-alt-ascii (E h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44 am

Ehms (E h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44:23 am

Ehms-alt-ascii (E h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 4:44:23 am

the -alt-ascii ones are the plain-ASCII twins 😌 same pattern printed out, no fancy whitespace. keep both, they're a packaged deal.

Gy (y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 BC

GyMMM (MMM y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept -10 BC

GyMMMEd (E, d MMM y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 5 Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22 Dec 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15 Sept -10 BC

GyMMMd (d MMM y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10 BC

GyMd (d/M/y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5/2/2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/9/-10 BC

H (HH)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04

zero-padded, bestie. 09 and 04 are not typos, they're the whole point. ✨

Hm (HH:mm)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44

Hms (HH:mm:ss)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

Hmsv (HH:mm:ss v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC

Hmv (HH:mm v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44 UTC

M (L)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9

MEd (E, dd/MM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15/09

MMM (LLL)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept

MMMEd (E, d MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 5 Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22 Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15 Sept

MMMMW-count-one ('week' W 'of' MMMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 1 of February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 3 of December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 2 of September

MMMMW-count-other ('week' W 'of' MMMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 1 of February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 3 of December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 2 of September

two of these, one for count-one and one for count-other 🫶 same output here, but they're separate entries so they both get listed. periodt.

MMMMd (d MMMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 February
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 December
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 September

MMMd (d MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept

MMdd (dd/MM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09

Md (dd/MM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09

d (d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15

h (h a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am

h-alt-ascii (h a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 am

hm (h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am

hm-alt-ascii (h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am

hms (h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am

hms-alt-ascii (h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am

hmsv (h:mm:ss a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am UTC

hmsv-alt-ascii (h:mm:ss a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 am UTC

hmv (h:mm a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am UTC

hmv-alt-ascii (h:mm a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 pm UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 am UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 am UTC

ms (mm:ss)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 44:23

y (y)

🫶 okay and that's exactly where part 1 hands the aux to part 2 — do not close the tab bestie, there's more of this page still loading 💅✨

Okay so picking up mid-pattern, here's the rest of that example cascade:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10

yM (MM/y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 02/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 09/-10

yMEd (E, dd/MM/y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 05/02/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15/09/-10

yMMM (MMM y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept -10

yMMMEd (E, d MMM y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue, 5 Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri, 22 Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat, 15 Sept -10

yMMMM (MMMM y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = February 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = December 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = September -10

yMMMd (d MMM y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Feb 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Dec 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sept -10

yMd (dd/MM/y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-10

yQQQ (QQQ y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Q1 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Q4 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Q3 -10

yQQQQ (QQQQ y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 1st quarter 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 4th quarter 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 3rd quarter -10

yw-count-one ('week' w 'of' Y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 6 of 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 51 of 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 37 of -10

yw-count-other ('week' w 'of' Y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 6 of 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 51 of 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 37 of -10

🌸 Miscellaneous 🌸

Prefers 24 hour time? No — nope, not here, bestie.
Local first day of the week 1 (Monday) — Monday is literally the main character.

⏰ Strftime Patterns ⏰

%c (%a %d %b %Y %T %Z) — date time format

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tue 05 Feb 2008 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fri 22 Dec 1995 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sat 15 Sept -10 04:44:23 UTC

%x (%d/%m/%y) — date format

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/08
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/95
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/10

%X (%T) — time format

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

🫶 SUPPORT 🫶

See DateTime::Locale — that's the whole support section, and honestly? Iconic minimalism. 💅

Sign-off time, bestie: this page is from perl v5.42.0, dated 2024-12-12, and it's the DateTim...e::en_ZM(3) manpage. Catch you in the next pattern. 🦋✨

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DateTim...e::en_ZM(3)

🌈 DateTime::Locale::en_ZM(3) — the English Zambia (en-ZM) locale, explained by your fave Unix bestie 💅

✨ NAME ✨

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

🌸 Days

Wide (format)

Abbreviated (format)

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Narrow (stand-alone)

🦋 Months

Wide (format)

Abbreviated (format)

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Narrow (stand-alone)

🎀 Quarters

Wide (format)

Abbreviated (format)

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Narrow (stand-alone)

👑 Eras

Wide (format)

Abbreviated (format)

Narrow (format)

💜 Date Formats

Full

Long

Medium

Short

⭐ Time Formats

Full

Long

Medium

Short

🧚 Datetime Formats

Full

Long

Medium

Short

🍓 Available Formats

Bh (h B)

Bhm (h:mm B)

Bhms (h:mm:ss B)

E (ccc)

EBhm (E h:mm B)

EBhms (E h:mm:ss B)

EHm (E HH:mm)

EHms (E HH:mm:ss)

Ed (E d)

Ehm (E h:mm a)

Ehm-alt-ascii (E h:mm a)

Ehms (E h:mm:ss a)

Ehms-alt-ascii (E h:mm:ss a)

Gy (y G)

GyMMM (MMM y G)

GyMMMEd (E, d MMM y G)

GyMMMd (d MMM y G)

GyMd (d/M/y G)

H (HH)

Hm (HH:mm)

Hms (HH:mm:ss)

Hmsv (HH:mm:ss v)

Hmv (HH:mm v)

M (L)

MEd (E, dd/MM)

MMM (LLL)

MMMEd (E, d MMM)

MMMMW-count-one ('week' W 'of' MMMM)

MMMMW-count-other ('week' W 'of' MMMM)

MMMMd (d MMMM)

MMMd (d MMM)

MMdd (dd/MM)

Md (dd/MM)

d (d)

h (h a)

🌈 DateTime::Locale::en_ZM(3) — the English Zambia (`en-ZM`) locale, explained by your fave Unix bestie 💅