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3 Syntax as a command: day_name time_string -control_args
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6 Syntax as an active function: day_name time_string -control_args
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9 Function: returns the full name of a day of the week for a specified
10 date or the current date. The format string to produce this is "^dn".
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13 Arguments:
14 time_string
15 indicates the day_name about which information is desired. If you
16 supply no time_string, the current day_name is used. The time
17 string is concatenated to form a single argument even if it contains
18 spaces; you need not quote it. See time_strings.gi for a
19 description of valid time_string values.
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22 Control arguments:
23 -language STR, -lang STR
24 STR specifies the language in which month name, day names, and zone
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26 -zone STR
27 STR specifies the zone that is to be used to express the result.
28 Default: the process default
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31 Notes: Use the print_time_defaults command to display the default
32 language and zone. Use the display_time_info command to display a list
33 of all acceptable language and zone values.