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+# zig-time
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+Exposes a `DateTime` structure that can be initialized and acted upon using various methods. All public methods return a new structure.
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+Currently handles dates and times based on the [Proleptic Gregorian calendar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proleptic_Gregorian_calendar) in adherence to [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601).
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+Does not currently handle leap seconds.
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+See the `FormatSeq` structure for display information on what to pass as a `fmt` string.