Languages and regions
Table 1 shows the time, date, and number formats accepted by the CLI for input data and used by the CLI to display output data. The formats depend on the language and region codes set for the LANG environment variable.
Note: In the following examples:
- Double-byte characters such as those used in Chinese and Korean languages are represented by an x.
- The time and date used in each example is 15:26:45 (3:26:45 PM) on 31 August 2018.
| Language | Region | LANG and LC_ALL setting | Time formats | Date formats | Number format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | China | zh_CN | xx15:26 15:26:45 |
18-8-31 2018-8-31 |
1,234.56 |
| Singapore | zh_SG | xx 15:26 | 31/08/18 31-xx-18 |
1,234.56 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Taiwan | zh_TW | xx 15:26 xx 15:26:45 |
2018/8/31 | 1,234.56 |
| Hong Kong S.A.R. | zh_HK | xx15:26 xx15:26:45 |
18x8x31x 2018x8x31x |
1,234.56 | |
| Danish | Denmark | da_DK | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31-08-18 31-08-2018 |
1.234,56 |
| Dutch | Netherlands | nl_NL | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31-8-18 31-aug-18 |
1.234,56 |
| English | Australia | en_AU | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1,234.56 |
| Belgium | en_BE | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31 Aug 2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Canada | en_CA | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31-Aug-18 |
1,234.56 | |
| Hong Kong S.A.R. | en_HK | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31-Aug-18 |
1,234.56 | |
| India | en_IN | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31-Aug-18 |
1,234.56 | |
| Ireland | en_IE | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/2018 31 Aug 2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| New Zealand | en_NZ | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Philippines | en_PH | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
8/31/18 08 31, 18 |
1,234.56 | |
| Republic of South Africa | en_ZA | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
2018/08/31 31 Aug 2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Singapore | en_SG | PM 03:26 | 31/08/18 31-Aug-18 |
1,234.56 | |
| United Kingdom | en_UK | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/2018 31 Aug 2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| United States | en_US | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
8/31/18 Aug 31, 2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| United States (POSIX) | C | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
8/31/18 Aug 31, 2018 |
1234.56 | |
| French | Belgium | fr_BE | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31-août-18 |
1.234,56 |
| Canada | fr_CA | 15:26 15:26:45 |
18-08-31 | 1 234,56 | |
| France | fr_FR | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31 août 18 |
1 234,56 | |
| Luxembourg | fr_LU | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31 août 18 |
1.234,56 | |
| Switzerland | fr_CH | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31.08.18 31 août 18 |
1'234.56 | |
| German | Austria | de_AT | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31.08.18 31.08.2018 |
1.234,56 |
| Belgium | de_BE | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31-Aug-18 |
1.234,56 | |
| Germany | de_DE | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31.08.18 31.08.2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Luxembourg | de_LU | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31.08.18 31.08.2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Switzerland | de_CH | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31.08.18 31.08.2018 |
1'234,56 | |
| Italian | Italy | it_IT | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31/ago/18 |
1.234,56 |
| Switzerland | it_CH | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31.08.18 31-ago-18 |
1'234,56 | |
| Japanese | Japan | ja_JP | 3:26 3:26:45 |
18/08/31 2018/08/31 |
1,234.56 |
| Korean | Korea | ko_KR | xx 15:26 xx 15:26:45 |
18. 08. 31 2018. 08. 31 |
1,234.56 |
| Portuguese | Brazil | pt_BR | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 |
| Portugal | pt_PT | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31-08-2018 31/Ago/2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Spanish | Argentina | es_AR | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 |
| Bolivia | es_BO | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Chile | es_CL | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31-08-18 31-08-2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Colombia | es_CO | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Costa Rica | es_CR | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Dominican Republic | es_DO | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Ecuador | es_EC | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| El Salvador | es_SV | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Guatemala | es_GT | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Honduras | es_HN | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Mexico | es_MX | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Nicaragua | es_NI | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Panama | es_PA | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
08/31/18 08/31/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Paraguay | es_PY | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Peru | es_PE | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Puerto Rico | es_PR | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
08/31/18 08/31/2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Spain | es_ES | 15:26 15:26:45 |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| United States | es_US | 3:26 PM 3:26:45 PM |
8/31/18 ago 31, 2018 |
1,234.56 | |
| Uruguay | es_UY | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Venezuela | es_VE | 03:26 PM 03:26:45 PM |
31/08/18 31/08/2018 |
1.234,56 | |
| Swedish | Sweden | sv_SE | 15:26 15:26:45 |
2018-08-31 2018-aug-31 |
1 234,56 |