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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.3 | 23 |
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diff --git a/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.3 b/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.3 index 91b810f..69c36a7 100644 --- a/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.3 +++ b/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.3 @@ -71,6 +71,29 @@ and are now interpreted as beginning at 1969 per POSIX requirements. Years 69-00 are interpreted in the 20th century (1969-2000), years 01-68 in the 21st century (2001-2068). +.Pp +If the +.Fa format +string does not contain enough conversion specifications to completely +specify the resulting +.Vt struct tm , +the unspecified members of +.Va timeptr +are left untouched. +For example, if +.Fa format +is +.Dq Ql "%H:%M:%S" , +only +.Va tm_hour , +.Va tm_sec +and +.Va tm_min +will be modified. +If time relative to today is desired, initialize the +.Fa timeptr +structure with today's date before passing it to +.Fn strptime . .Sh RETURN VALUES Upon successful completion, .Fn strptime |
