Ruby strftime to CLDR / ICU pattern.

22 of 23 fields map cleanly; 1 has no CLDR / ICU pattern token.

CLDR / ICU pattern

y-MM-dd HH:mm

Reference · Mon, Jan 2 2006, 3:04:05 PM MST

2006-01-02 15:04

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Both sides render the same instant — the translation is faithful.

Ruby strftime	CLDR / ICU pattern	Field	Example
%Y	y	Four-digit year	2006
%y	yy	Two-digit year	06
%-m	M	Month number	1
%m	MM	Month number, padded	01
%b	MMM	Month name, abbreviated	Jan
%B	MMMM	Month name, full	January
%-d	d	Day of month	2
%d	dd	Day of month, padded	02
%a	E	Weekday, abbreviated	Mon
%A	EEEE	Weekday, full	Monday
%j	D	Day of year	2
%V	w	Week of year	1
%G	Y	ISO week-based year	2006
%H	HH	Hour, 24-hour clock, padded	15
%I	hh	Hour, 12-hour clock, padded	03
%p	a	AM/PM marker	PM
%M	mm	Minute, padded	04
%S	ss	Second, padded	05
%L	S	Fractional seconds	000
%z	xx	UTC offset, basic	-0700
%:z	xxx	UTC offset, extended	-07:00
%Z	z	Time-zone name, short	MST
%s	no token	Unix timestamp	1136239445