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+/*REXX program shows various ways to display the system time, including other options.  */
+
+say '════════════ Normal format of time'
+say 'hh:mm:ss        ◄─────────────── hh= is  00 ──► 23'
+say 'hh:mm:ss        ◄─────────────── hh= hour   mm= minute   ss= second'
+say time()
+say time('n')                                    /*    (same as the previous example.)  */
+say time('N')                                    /*       "   "  "      "       "       */
+say time('Normal')                               /*       "   "  "      "       "       */
+say time('nitPick')                              /*       "   "  "      "       "       */
+
+say
+say '════════════ Civil format of time'
+say 'hh:mmcc         ◄─────────────── hh= is   1 ──► 12'
+say 'hh:mmam         ◄─────────────── hh= hour   mm= minute   am= ante meridiem'
+say 'hh:mmpm         ◄───────────────                         pm= post meridiem'
+say time('C')
+say time('civil')                                /*    (same as the previous example.)  */
+                                                 /*ante meridiem≡Latin for before midday*/
+                                                 /*post    "       "    "   after   "   */
+say
+say '════════════ long format of time'
+say 'hh:mm:ss        ◄─────────────── hh= is   0 ──► 23'
+say 'hh:mm:ss.ffffff ◄─────────────── hh= hour   mm= minute   fffff= fractional seconds'
+say time('L')
+say time('long')                                 /*    (same as the previous example.)  */
+say time('long time no see')                     /*       "   "  "      "       "       */
+
+say
+say '════════════ complete hours since midnight'
+say 'hh              ◄─────────────── hh =  0 ───► 23'
+say time('H')
+say time('hours')                                /*    (same as the previous example.)  */
+
+say
+say '════════════ complete minutes since midnight'
+say 'mmmm            ◄─────────────── mmmm =  0 ───► 1439'
+say time('M')
+say time('minutes')                              /*    (same as the previous example.)  */
+
+say
+say '════════════  complete seconds since midnight'
+say 'sssss           ◄─────────────── sssss =  0 ───► 86399'
+say time('S')
+say time('seconds')                              /*    (same as the previous example.)  */
+                                                 /*stick a fork in it,  we're all done. */