fmt_httpdate - Man Page

write a date in ASCII as in the HTTP protocol

Syntax

#include <fmt.h>

size_t fmt_httpdate(char *dest,time_t source);

Description

fmt_httpdate writes a date in ASCII representation as the HTTP protocol defines it: "Sun, 06 Nov 1994 08:49:37 GMT".

fmt_httpdate does not append \0.

If dest equals FMT_LEN (i.e. is zero), fmt_httpdate returns the number of bytes it would have written.

The output of fmt_httpdate is 29 until Jan 1st 10000.

Referenced By

scan_httpdate(3).