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time format for Ruby’s strftime

http://robots.thoughtbot.com/post/12890232727/how-to-find-a-time-format-for-rubys-strftime

a        Tue                       Thu                       Sat                      
b        Nov                       Nov                       Dec                      
c        Tue Nov  1 00:00:00 2011  Thu Nov 17 00:14:27 2011  Sat Dec 31 23:59:59 2011 
d        01                        17                        31                       
e         1                        17                        31                       
f        %f                        %f                        %f                       
g        11                        11                        11                       
h        Nov                       Nov                       Dec                      
i        %i                        %i                        %i                       
j        305                       321                       365                      
k         0                         0                        23                       
l        12                        12                        11                       
m        11                        11                        12                       
n                                                                                     
o        %o                        %o                        %o                       
p        AM                        AM                        PM                       
q        %q                        %q                        %q                       
r        12:00:00 AM               12:14:27 AM               11:59:59 PM              
s        1320120000                1321506867                1325393999               
t                                                                                     
u        2                         4                         6                        
v         1-NOV-2011               17-NOV-2011               31-DEC-2011              
w        2                         4                         6                        
x        11/01/11                  11/17/11                  12/31/11                 
y        11                        11                        11                       
z        -0400                     -0500                     -0500                    
A        Tuesday                   Thursday                  Saturday                 
B        November                  November                  December                 
C        20                        20                        20                       
D        11/01/11                  11/17/11                  12/31/11                 
E        %E                        %E                        %E                       
F        2011-11-01                2011-11-17                2011-12-31               
G        2011                      2011                      2011                     
H        00                        00                        23                       
I        12                        12                        11                       
J        %J                        %J                        %J                       
K        %K                        %K                        %K                       
L        000                       599                       999                      
M        00                        14                        59                       
N        000000000                 599545000                 999999998                
O        %O                        %O                        %O                       
P        am                        am                        pm                       
Q        %Q                        %Q                        %Q                       
R        00:00                     00:14                     23:59                    
S        00                        27                        59                       
T        00:00:00                  00:14:27                  23:59:59                 
U        44                        46                        52                       
V        44                        46                        52                       
W        44                        46                        52                       
X        00:00:00                  00:14:27                  23:59:59                 
Y        2011                      2011                      2011                     
Z        EDT                       EST                       EST   
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