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TimeDate(3pm)

TimeDate(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation TimeDate(3)

    use Date::Format;
    use Date::Parse;
    # Formatting
    print time2str("%Y-%m-%d %T", time);          # 2024-01-15 14:30:00
    print time2str("%a %b %e %T %Y\n", time);     # Mon Jan 15 14:30:00 2024
    # Parsing
    my $time = str2time("Wed, 16 Jun 94 07:29:35 CST");
    my ($ss,$mm,$hh,$day,$month,$year,$zone) = strptime("2024-01-15T14:30:00Z");
    # Multi-language support
    use Date::Language;
    my $lang = Date::Language->new('German');
    print $lang->time2str("%a %b %e %T %Y\n", time);

The TimeDate distribution provides date parsing, formatting, and timezone handling for Perl.

Parse date strings in a wide variety of formats into Unix timestamps or component values.
Format Unix timestamps or localtime arrays into strings using "strftime"-style conversion specifications.
Format and parse dates in over 30 languages including French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, and many more.
Timezone offset lookups and conversions for named timezones.

Date::Format, Date::Parse, Date::Language, Time::Zone

2026-10-24 perl v5.44.0

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