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#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
use strict;

my ($arg, $format, $time, $hr_diff, $let, $date_str);
my ($sec, $min, $hour, $m_day, $mon, $year, $w_day, $y_day, $isdst);

$time = time();
$format = "%a %b %e %T %Z %Y";
($sec, $min, $hour, $m_day, $mon, $year, $w_day, $y_day, $isdst) =
	localtime($time);

if (@ARGV) {
	foreach $arg(@ARGV) {
	if($arg =~ /^\-u/) {
		($sec, $min, $hour, $m_day, $mon, $year, $w_day, $y_day, $isdst)
			= gmtime($time);
	} elsif($arg =~ /^\-/ || $arg !~ /^\+/) {
		usage("Option $arg not support in this version.\n");
	} elsif ($arg =~ s/(^\+)//){
			$format = $arg;
			last;
		}
	} #end foreach $arg
}# end else

my $s = " ";
my $c = ":";
my $l = "/";

my $wk_offset = 7 - (($y_day - $w_day) % 7);

my $mon_name = (qw(January February March April May June July August
	September October November December))[$mon];
my $wk_name = (qw(Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
	Saturday))[$w_day];

my %format_hash = (
	'%' => '%',
	'a' => substr($wk_name,0,3),
	'A' => $wk_name,
	'B' => $mon_name,
	'b' => substr($mon_name,0,3),
	'C' => zpad(int($year/100 + 19)),
	'd' => zpad($m_day),
	'D' => zpad($mon+1).$l.zpad($m_day).$l.substr($year, -2, 2),
	'e' => spad($m_day),
	'h' => substr($mon_name,0,3),
	'H' => zpad($hour),
	'I' => zpad(hour12($hour)),
	'j' => zpad3($y_day + 1),
	'k' => spad($hour),
	'l' => spad(hour12($hour)),
	'm' => zpad($mon+1),
	'M' => zpad($min),
	'n' => "\n",
	'p' => ampm($hour),
	'r' => zpad(hour12($hour)).$c.zpad($min).$c.zpad($sec).$s.ampm($hour),
	'R' => zpad($hour).$c.zpad($min),
	's' => $time,
	'S' => zpad($sec),
	't' => "\t",
	'T' => zpad($hour).$c.zpad($min).$c.zpad($sec),
	'u' => $w_day ? $w_day : 7,
	'U' => zpad(int(($y_day + $wk_offset)/7)),
	'w' => $w_day,
	'W' => zpad(int(($y_day + $wk_offset - 1)/7)),
	'y' => substr($year, -2, 2),
	'Y' => $year + 1900,
	'Z' => gettz((gmtime())[2] - $hour, $isdst),
);

while($format ne '') {
	$let = lpop(\$format);
	if($let eq "%") {
		$let = lpop(\$format);
		$date_str .= $format_hash{$let} || "%".$let;
	} else {
		$date_str .= $let;
	}
}
print $date_str."\n";

#################################################################################
#####             Formatting Functions and Date Functions Below              ####
#################################################################################

sub gettz {
	my ($offset, $isdst) = @_;
	if($isdst) {
		return (undef,undef,undef,undef,'EDT','CDT','MDT','PDT')[$offset];
	} else {
		return ('GMT',undef,undef,undef,undef,'EST','CST','MST','PST')[$offset];
	}
} # determine time zone
sub lpop { ${$_[0]} =~ s/(^.)(.*)/$2/; return $1 } # pop a letter off
sub zpad { 
	my $num = shift || 0;
	$num =~ /^\d{2}/ ? return $num : return "0$num";
} # pad number to two digits w/ spaces
sub zpad3 {
	my $num = shift || 0;
	$num ="00".$num;
	return substr($num, -3, 3);
} # pad number to three digits w/ zeros
sub spad  {
	my $num = shift || 0;
	$num =~ /^\d{2}/ ? return $num : return " $num";
} # pad number to two chars w/ space
sub hour12 { $_[0]==12 || $_[0]==0 ? return 12 : return($_[0] % 12); }
# convert 24 hour to 12 hour
sub ampm { $_[0] >= 12 ? return "PM" : return "AM" }
# determine am or pm

sub usage {
	my $usage =$_[0]."usage: $0".' [-u] [+format]
formats
%% - The character %.
%a - Three-letter weekday name.
%A - Full weekday name.
%b - Three-letter month name.
%B - Full month name.
%C - Century (00-99).
%d - Day of month (padded w/ zero).
%D - Date in MM/DD/YY format.
%e - Day of month (padded w/ space).
%g - ISO 8601 year (not implemented).
%G - ISO 8601 year (not implemented).
%h - Three-letter month name.
%H - Hour HH.
%I - Hour HH (12 hour).
%j - Three-digit Julian day.
%k - Hour - space padded.
%l - Hour - space padded (12 hour).
%m - Month number 01-12.
%M - Minute MM.
%n - Newline.
%p - AM or PM.
%r - Time in HH(12 hour):MM:SS (AM|PM) format.
%R - Time in HH:MM format.
%s - Absolute seconds (since epoch).
%S - Seconds SS.
%t - Tab.
%T - Time in HH:MM:SS format.
%u - Day of week, 1=Monday, 7=Sunday.
%U - Two digit week number, start Sunday.
%w - Day of week, 0=Sunday, 6=Saturday.
%W - Two digit week number, start Monday.
%y - Two-digit year.
%Y - Four-digit year.
%Z - Time zone code.';
	 die $usage."\n";
}
# This program is copyright (c) Joshua Gross 1999.
# You may distribute, alter, duplicate, copy or use this program in any legal
# manner, so long as you don't restrict the ability of other to do likewise.
# This program is offered with no guarantees, warranties, or vague promises.