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I want the top panel of Ubuntu 18.04 to show the date, DOW and time.

I tried following this link ubuntuhandbook but now all I get is a long unintelligible string of letters and numbers.

Anybody have any experience with this?

PRATAP
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Once you installed the gnome-shell extension clock-override Open the extension preferences and change the values as shown below..

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When you click the link "What do all these %x codes mean?" at the bottom right side of Extension preferences dialogue..

this link GNOME Developer site opens, from which you can understand and adjust the format/formats according to your wish..

%F: equivalent to %Y-%m-%d (the ISO 8601 date format)
%A: the full weekday name according to the current locale
%T: the time in 24-hour notation with seconds (%H:%M:%S)

Another Customization example:

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PRATAP
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  • Unfortunately, the link to the Gnome developer site no longer leads to an explanation of the fields, and I cannot find where it should lead. I can see that some of the terms match those described by the date command, but not all (e.g. %;cf) Would you have an idea of the correct page? – Paddy Landau Sep 20 '21 at 10:47
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    Hi @PaddyLandau the link seems updated/changed. try to go through this link https://phoenixnap.com/kb/linux-date-command – PRATAP Sep 20 '21 at 14:31
  • Thank you, UnKNOWn. That is indeed for the date command, but doesn't include the other items (e.g. %;cf). I've submitted a request to the developer to update the link. – Paddy Landau Sep 21 '21 at 06:37