[R] formats

[Richard.Cotton at hsl.gov.uk]

> what do you mean by "%d-%b-%y". is it reading format or writing format.

"%d-%b-%y" is a date format - see the help page for strptime.

Example usage:
strptime("01-Jan-84", "%d-%b-%y")
strftime(Sys.time(), "%d-%b-%y")

Regards,
Richie.

Mathematical Sciences Unit
HSL


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