Settings: Date Format

Settings: Date Format

Syslog Watcher allows you to set custom date formats. Settings > Format Settings 

The following table defines the date format placeholders.
Day placeholders
Value
d
Day of the month as digits without leading zeros for single-digit days.
dd
Day of the month as digits with leading zeros for single-digit days.
ddd
Abbreviated day of the week, for example, "Mon" in English (United States).
dddd
Day of the week, for example, “Monday” in English (United States).
Month placeholders
Value
M
Month as digits without leading zeros for single-digit months.
MM
Month as digits with leading zeros for single-digit months.
MMM
Abbreviated month, for example, "Nov" in English (United States).
MMMM
Full month, for example, "November" for English (United States)
Year placeholders
Value
y
Year represented only by the last digit.
yy
Year represented only by the last two digits. A leading zero is added for single-digit years.
yyyy
Year represented by a full four or five digits, depending on the calendar used.

For example, to get the date formatted as "Sun, Jan 31/16", set the format: "ddd, MMM dd/yy".

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