source: trunk/essentials/sys-apps/gawk/test/strftlng.awk

# test file from Paul Eggert, eggert@twinsun.com
# modified for portability (%c doesn't cut it)

BEGIN {
        BUFSIZ = 1024
        simpleformat = format = "%m/%d/%y %H:%M:%S\n"
        clen = length(strftime(format, 0))
        for (i = 1; i < BUFSIZ / clen + 1; i++)
                format = format simpleformat
        printf "%s", strftime(format, 0)
}