ISO8601-based custom date format in Linux Mint

Right-click the calendar widget in the panel > toggle Use a custom date format > Add %Y-%m-%d%n%H:%M% to the field below.

Seconds omitted because I don't have use for them, and %n to put the hours and minutes in a second line, so it's easier to read.

Didn't test in other Debian-based systems. And iirc changing the locale to either Danish or Japanese also works, but then the system won't be in English.

Hope this helps someone. =)

#iso8601 @linuxmint@lemmy.ml

4 Comments

Lupie@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 96d (2 replies)

I remember having to look up the format rules to do exactly this when I first tried Mint. Astonished it's not one of the default options.

SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 96d

Puzzling, right? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_and_time_notation_in_France

flameleaf@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 96d

They're all listed if you type man date or date --help in your terminal

18107@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 96d

I didn't know about %n, but otherwise I've been using this.

I'm disappointed that my world clocks broke and only display UTC after upgrading to LMDE 7.