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@@ -769,7 +769,8 @@ timezone value.
1970). As with `--raw`, this is always in UTC and therefore `-local`
has no effect.
+
-`--date=format:...` feeds the format `...` to your system `strftime`.
+`--date=format:...` feeds the format `...` to your system `strftime`,
+except for %z and %Z, which are handled internally.
Use `--date=format:%c` to show the date in your system locale's
preferred format. See the `strftime` manual for a complete list of
format placeholders. When using `-local`, the correct syntax is