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.TH fmt_httpdate 3
.SH NAME
fmt_httpdate \- write a date in ASCII as in the HTTP protocol
.SH SYNTAX
.B #include <fmt.h>

size_t \fBfmt_httpdate\fP(char *\fIdest\fR,time_t \fIsource\fR);
.SH 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 \fIdest\fR 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.