I was looking at the format specifiers and noticed that %n and %t were listed as valid specifiers. According to the documentation, the insert a new line and a horizontal tab character, respectively.

What is the reason for these specifiers when the n and t escape sequences exist, and is there any reason to use the format specifiers instead of the escape sequences?

Sample code:

strftime(buf, 64, "Day %e of %B in %Y%t(%D)%n", t);
printf("%s", buf);

strftime(buf, 64, "Day %e of %B in %Yt(%D)n", t);
printf("%s", buf);

Sample Output:

Day  8 of August in 2024    (08/08/24)
Day  8 of August in 2024    (08/08/24)