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authoredwin <edwin@FreeBSD.org>2009-10-21 20:55:04 +0000
committeredwin <edwin@FreeBSD.org>2009-10-21 20:55:04 +0000
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- Add support for chrooted installs.
- Add examples to the man-page. MFC after: 1 week
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@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl nrs
-.Op Ar zoneinfo file
+.Op Fl C Ar chroot directory
+.Op Ar zoneinfo file | zoneinfo name
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ the hardware clock does not keep
.Pp
The following option is available:
.Bl -tag -offset indent -width Fl
+.It Fl C Ar chroot directory
+Open all files and directories relative to
+.Ar chroot directory .
.It Fl n
Do not create or copy files.
.It Fl r
@@ -62,8 +66,10 @@ Skip the initial question about adjusting the clock if not set to
It is possible to short-circuit the menu system by specifying the
location of a
.Ar zoneinfo file
+or the name of the
+.Ar zoneinfo name
on the command line; this is intended mainly for pre-configured installation
-scripts.
+scripts or people who know which zoneinfo they want to install.
.Sh TIMEZONE DATABASE
The contents of the timezone database are indexed by
.Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab .
@@ -97,21 +103,36 @@ historically minded.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab -compact
.It Pa /etc/localtime
-current time zone file
+current time zone file.
.It Pa /etc/wall_cmos_clock
see
.Xr adjkerntz 8 .
.It Pa /usr/share/misc/iso3166
mapping of
.Tn ISO
-3166 territory codes to names
+3166 territory codes to names.
.It Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo
-directory for zoneinfo files
+directory for zoneinfo files.
.It Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab
-mapping of timezone file to country and location
+mapping of timezone file to country and location.
.It Pa /var/db/zoneinfo
saved name of the timezone file installed last.
.El
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+Normal usage, to select the right zoneinfo file via the dialog-based
+user interface:
+.Dl # tzsetup
+Install the file
+.Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney :
+.Dl # tzsetup /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney
+Install the zoneinfo file for Australia/Sydney, assumed to be located
+in
+.Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo :
+.Dl # tzsetup Australia/Sydney
+After a reinstall of the zoneinfo files, you can reinstall the
+latest installed zoneinfo file: (as specified in
+.Pa /var/db/zoneinfo )
+.Dl # tzsetup -r
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr date 1 ,
.Xr adjtime 2 ,
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