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diff --git a/usr.sbin/zic/zic.8 b/usr.sbin/zic/zic.8
index 8e4db1a..1cd773e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/zic/zic.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/zic/zic.8
@@ -154,17 +154,7 @@ then the rule applies in all years between
.B FROM
and
.B TO
-inclusive;
-if
-.B TYPE
-is
-.BR uspres ,
-the rule applies in U.S. Presidential election years;
-if
-.B TYPE
-is
-.BR nonpres ,
-the rule applies in years other than U.S. Presidential election years.
+inclusive.
If
.B TYPE
is something else, then
@@ -219,14 +209,18 @@ Any of these forms may be followed by the letter
.B w
if the given time is local
.q "wall clock"
-time or
+time,
.B s
if the given time is local
.q standard
-time; in the absence of
-.B w
+time, or
+.B u
+(or
+.B g
or
-.BR s ,
+.BR z )
+if the given time is universal time;
+in the absence of an indicator,
wall clock time is assumed.
.TP
.B SAVE
@@ -300,6 +294,9 @@ The pair of characters
is used to show where the
.q "variable part"
of the time zone abbreviation goes.
+Alternately,
+a slash (/)
+separates standard and daylight abbreviations.
.TP
.B UNTIL
The time at which the GMT offset or the rule(s) change for a location.
@@ -326,14 +323,13 @@ A link line has the form
.sp
.nf
.ti +.5i
-.if t .ta \w'Link\0\0'u +\w'LINK-FROM\0\0'u
-.if n .ta \w'Link\0\0'u +\w'US/Eastern\0\0'u
+.ta \w'Link\0\0'u +\w'Europe/Istanbul\0\0'u
Link LINK-FROM LINK-TO
.sp
For example:
.sp
.ti +.5i
-Link US/Eastern EST5EDT
+Link Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul
.sp
.fi
The
@@ -409,4 +405,4 @@ the earliest transition time recorded in the compiled file is correct.
/usr/share/zoneinfo standard directory used for created files
.SH "SEE ALSO"
ctime(3), tzfile(5), zdump(8)
-.\" @(#)zic.8 7.7
+.\" @(#)zic.8 7.12
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