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Time formating for timezones

jessica1137
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In the documentation: here

%:z The timezone offset from UTC, in hour and minute: +hhmm or -hhmm. (-0500 for Eastern Time)

Is the colon ignored or should it be %z?

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ChrisG
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That colon was a typo. Docs are updated. Thanks for pointing it out.

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ChrisG
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That colon was a typo. Docs are updated. Thanks for pointing it out.

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jessica1137
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Thanks for clearing that up.

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