- Sets the display format for date and time values, as well as
- the rules for interpreting ambiguous date input values.
- For historical reasons, this variable contains two independent
+ Sets the display format for date and time values, as well as the
+ rules for interpreting ambiguous date input values. For
+ historical reasons, this variable contains two independent
components: the output format specification (ISO>,
- Postgres>, SQL>, or German>) and
- the date field order specification (DMY>, MDY>,
- or YMD>). These can be set separately or together.
- The keywords Euro> and European> are synonyms
- for DMY>; the keywords US>, NonEuro>,
- and NonEuropean> are synonyms for MDY>.
- See for more information. The
+ Postgres>, SQL>, or German>)
+ and the input/output specification for year/month/day ordering
+ (DMY>, MDY>, or YMD>). These
+ can be set separately or together. The keywords Euro>
+ and European> are synonyms for DMY>; the
+ keywords US>, NonEuro>, and
+ NonEuropean> are synonyms for MDY>. See
+ for more information. The
default is ISO, MDY>.