diff --git a/usr.bin/pr/pr.1 b/usr.bin/pr/pr.1
index 773b5bc3420c..ca2357f96e59 100644
--- a/usr.bin/pr/pr.1
+++ b/usr.bin/pr/pr.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: pr.1,v 1.9 1999/11/19 22:29:26 kristerw Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: pr.1,v 1.10 2000/10/22 15:06:52 kleink Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1991 Keith Muller.
 .\" Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     from: @(#)pr.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
-.\"	$NetBSD: pr.1,v 1.9 1999/11/19 22:29:26 kristerw Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: pr.1,v 1.10 2000/10/22 15:06:52 kleink Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd June 6, 1993
 .Dt PR 1
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@
 .Oc
 .Ek
 .Bk -words
+.Op Fl T Ar timefmt
+.Ek
+.Bk -words
 .Oo
 .Op Fl n
 .Op Ar char
@@ -277,6 +280,11 @@ instead of by the appropriate number of
 is the
 .Em <tab>
 character).
+.It Fl T
+Specify an
+.Xr strftime 3
+format string to be used to format the date and time information in the page
+header.
 .It Fl t
 Print neither the five-line identifying
 header nor the five-line trailer usually supplied for each page.
@@ -340,7 +348,8 @@ process (if output is redirected) or after all successful
 file printing is complete (when printing to a terminal).
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr cat 1 ,
-.Xr more 1
+.Xr more 1 ,
+.Xr strftime 3
 .Sh STANDARDS
 The
 .Nm
diff --git a/usr.bin/pr/pr.c b/usr.bin/pr/pr.c
index 95956640f5c1..5a4bc46d8b6e 100644
--- a/usr.bin/pr/pr.c
+++ b/usr.bin/pr/pr.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: pr.c,v 1.8 2000/07/13 02:07:53 simonb Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: pr.c,v 1.9 2000/10/22 15:06:52 kleink Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1991 Keith Muller.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1993\n\
 #if 0
 from: static char sccsid[] = "@(#)pr.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: pr.c,v 1.8 2000/07/13 02:07:53 simonb Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: pr.c,v 1.9 2000/10/22 15:06:52 kleink Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ char	schar;			/* text column separation character */
 int	sflag;			/* -s option for multiple columns */
 int	nohead;			/* do not write head and trailer */
 int	pgwd;			/* page width with multiple col output */
-char	*timefrmt;		/* time conversion string */
+char	*timefrmt = TIMEFMT;	/* time conversion string */
 
 /*
  * misc globals
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ setup(argc, argv)
 		}
 	} else
 		err = stderr;
-	while ((c = egetopt(argc, argv, "#adFmrte?h:i?l:n?o:s?w:")) != -1) {
+	while ((c = egetopt(argc, argv, "#adFmrte?h:i?l:n?o:s?T:w:")) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 		case '+':
 			if ((pgnm = atoi(eoptarg)) < 1) {
@@ -1734,6 +1734,9 @@ setup(argc, argv)
 				return(1);
 			}
 			break;
+		case 'T':
+			timefrmt = eoptarg;
+			break;
 		case 't':
 			++nohead;
 			break;
@@ -1834,7 +1837,5 @@ setup(argc, argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((timefrmt = getenv("LC_TIME")) == NULL)
-		timefrmt = TIMEFMT;
 	return(0);
 }