DateTim...e::fr_BJ(3)

💅 DateTim...e::fr_BJ(3) — the French Benin locale, explained by your fave Unix bestie

okay so bestie, gather round 🫶 this is a page from User Contributed Perl Documentation, and the manual name is DateTime::Locale::fr_BJ (the header line up top literally shows DateTim...e::fr_BJ(3) on both sides, no cap, they truncated it themselves 💀).

It's locale data for French Benin (fr-BJ) and honestly? It's giving reference sheet. It's not gonna do anything to your computer, it's just gonna show you exactly what every day, month, era, and format pattern looks like in this locale. Let's go ✨


🌸 NAME 🌸

DateTime::Locale::fr_BJ — locale data examples for the French Benin (fr-BJ) locale 💖


🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This pod file is literally just examples of the locale data you get for the French Benin locale. Think of it as a showroom: every example below is what this locale hands back. No tricks, no surprises. 💅

🎀 Days

Wide (format)

lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche

Abbreviated (format)

lun.
mar.
mer.
jeu.
ven.
sam.
dim.

Narrow (format)

L
M
M
J
V
S
D
yes the narrow ones repeat letters (M shows up twice, so does nothing else here — it's fine, that's just how narrow forms roll 😭)

Wide (stand-alone)

lundi
mardi
mercredi
jeudi
vendredi
samedi
dimanche

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

lun.
mar.
mer.
jeu.
ven.
sam.
dim.

Narrow (stand-alone)

L
M
M
J
V
S
D

🌈 Months

Wide (format)

janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
juillet
août
septembre
octobre
novembre
décembre

Abbreviated (format)

janv.
févr.
mars
avr.
mai
juin
juil.
août
sept.
oct.
nov.
déc.

Narrow (format)

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

Wide (stand-alone)

janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
juillet
août
septembre
octobre
novembre
décembre

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

janv.
févr.
mars
avr.
mai
juin
juil.
août
sept.
oct.
nov.
déc.

Narrow (stand-alone)

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

💜 Quarters

Wide (format)

1er trimestre
2e trimestre
3e trimestre
4e trimestre

Abbreviated (format)

T1
T2
T3
T4

Narrow (format)

1
2
3
4

Wide (stand-alone)

1er trimestre
2e trimestre
3e trimestre
4e trimestre

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

T1
T2
T3
T4

Narrow (stand-alone)

1
2
3
4

⭐ Eras

Wide (format)

avant Jésus-Christ
après Jésus-Christ

Abbreviated (format)

av. J.-C.
ap. J.-C.

Narrow (format)

av. J.-C.
ap. J.-C.
fun little detail bestie: the Eras block only gives you format variants — there's no stand-alone section here. Don't go looking for one, it's not hiding 🙈

🔥 Date Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mardi 5 février 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = vendredi 22 décembre 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = samedi 15 septembre -10

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 février 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 décembre 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 septembre -10

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 févr. 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 déc. 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

🌸 Time Formats

Full

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

Long

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

Medium

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

Short

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

🦋 Datetime Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mardi 5 février 2008, 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = vendredi 22 décembre 1995, 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = samedi 15 septembre -10, 04:44:23 UTC

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 février 2008, 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 décembre 1995, 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 septembre -10, 04:44:23 UTC

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 févr. 2008, 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 déc. 1995, 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 sept. -10, 04:44:23

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 05/02/2008 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/09/-10 04:44

👑 Available Formats

okay this is the main character section — every named format pattern and what it spits out for the same three timestamps. Each heading is <pattern name> (<pattern>), exactly as given. 🎀

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 (E)

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

EBhm (E h:mm B)

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

EBhms (E h:mm:ss B)

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

EHm (E HH:mm)

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

EHms (E HH:mm:ss)

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

Ed (E d)

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

Ehm (E h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar. 6:30 PM
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven. 9:05 AM
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sam. 4:44 AM

Ehms (E h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar. 6:30:30 PM
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven. 9:05:02 AM
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sam. 4:44:23 AM

Gy (y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 ap. J.-C.
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 ap. J.-C.
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 av. J.-C.

GyMMM (MMM y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = févr. 2008 ap. J.-C.
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = déc. 1995 ap. J.-C.
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sept. -10 av. J.-C.

GyMMMEd (E d MMM y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar. 5 févr. 2008 ap. J.-C.
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven. 22 déc. 1995 ap. J.-C.
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sam. 15 sept. -10 av. J.-C.

GyMMMd (d MMM y G)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 févr. 2008 ap. J.-C.
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 déc. 1995 ap. J.-C.
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 sept. -10 av. J.-C.

GyMd (dd/MM/y GGGGG)

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

H (HH 'h')

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18 h
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09 h
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04 h
note the literal 'h' in that pattern — it's a quoted literal, so you get an actual h on the end, not a hour field. iykyk 💅

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 = mar. 05/02
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven. 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sam. 15/09

MMM (LLL)

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

MMMEd (E d MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar. 5 févr.
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven. 22 déc.
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sam. 15 sept.

MMMMW-count-one ('semaine' W (MMMM))

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = semaine 1 (février)
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = semaine 3 (décembre)
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = semaine 2 (septembre)

MMMMW-count-other ('semaine' W (MMMM))

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = semaine 1 (février)
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = semaine 3 (décembre)
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = semaine 2 (septembre)
yeah count-one and count-other look identical here — that's exactly what the page shows, so we're keeping both, no merging bestie 🫶

MMMMd (d MMMM)

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

MMMd (d MMM)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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 = mar. 05/02/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven. 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sam. 15/09/-10

yMMM (MMM y)

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

yMMMEd (E d MMM y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar. 5 févr. 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven. 22 déc. 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sam. 15 sept. -10

yMMMM (MMMM y)

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

yMMMd (d MMM y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 févr. 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 déc. 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 sept. -10

yMd (dd/MM/y)

and that's exactly where this page cuts off — mid-entry, yMd with its pattern and no examples yet 😭 literally the cliffhanger of the century. Part 2 picks it up from here, so don't touch that dial bestie 💖

yQQQ (QQQ y) — the short-form quarter flex, quarter then year 🌸

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = T1 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = T4 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = T3 -10

yQQQQ (QQQQ y) — the long-form quarter, wearing its full name 💅

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 1er trimestre 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 4e trimestre 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 3e trimestre -10

yw-count-one ('semaine' w 'de' Y) — week-of-year, the singular/one bite of it 🎀

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

yw-count-other ('semaine' w 'de' Y) — week-of-year, the "other" count, same energy fr fr ⭐

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

🦋 Miscellaneous 🦋

Super important vibe check section, not me gatekeeping the tiny details 🫶

Prefers 24 hour time?

Yes 😌 (military time main character energy, no AM/PM situationship here)

Local first day of the week

1 (lundi) — Monday gets the crown 👑


💖 Strftime Patterns 💖

Okay bestie, here are the big three strftime patterns with their exact formats and their example outputs. Copy the formats character for character, iykyk — no renaming, no "fixing", no improvising 🙈

%c — (%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y) — the full date-time format, the whole package 🎁

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar. févr.  5 18:30:30 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven. déc. 22 09:05:02 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sam. sept. 15 04:44:23 -10

%x — (%m/%d/%y) — the date format, short and sweet 🌸

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

%X — (%H:%M:%S) — the time format, clock-only, zero fluff ⏰

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23
Heads up bestie: for %x the pattern says %m/%d/%y and the example outputs are 02/05/08, 12/22/95, 09/15/10. That's literally what the page says — don't go editing it to "match" whatever your brain expects, just take it as written 💀

🌈 SUPPORT 🌈

See DateTime::Locale. That's it, that's the whole support section, iconic and minimal ✨


And that's a wrap on this page, bestie 🎀 — this was DateTim...e::fr_BJ(3) from the perl v5.42.0 docs, dated 2024-12-12, and yes the name is genuinely truncated like that in the footer, no cap 💅 Go forth and format your dates in fr_BJ 🦋💜

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