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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/zic/zic.8')
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1 files changed, 22 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/zic/zic.8 b/usr.sbin/zic/zic.8 index 979f4fa..8e4db1a 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/zic/zic.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/zic/zic.8 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .TH ZIC 8 .SH NAME -zic \- time zone compiler +zic \- timezone compiler .SH SYNOPSIS .B zic [ @@ -154,7 +154,17 @@ then the rule applies in all years between .B FROM and .B TO -inclusive. +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. If .B TYPE is something else, then @@ -209,18 +219,14 @@ Any of these forms may be followed by the letter .B w if the given time is local .q "wall clock" -time, +time or .B s if the given time is local .q standard -time, or -.B u -(or -.B g +time; in the absence of +.B w or -.BR z ) -if the given time is universal time; -in the absence of an indicator, +.BR s , wall clock time is assumed. .TP .B SAVE @@ -294,9 +300,6 @@ 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. @@ -323,13 +326,14 @@ A link line has the form .sp .nf .ti +.5i -.ta \w'Link\0\0'u +\w'Europe/Istanbul\0\0'u +.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 Link LINK-FROM LINK-TO .sp For example: .sp .ti +.5i -Link Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul +Link US/Eastern EST5EDT .sp .fi The @@ -402,7 +406,7 @@ you may need to use local standard time in the field of the earliest transition time's rule to ensure that the earliest transition time recorded in the compiled file is correct. .SH FILE -/usr/local/etc/zoneinfo standard directory used for created files +/usr/share/zoneinfo standard directory used for created files .SH "SEE ALSO" -newctime(3), tzfile(5), zdump(8) -.\" @(#)zic.8 7.12 +ctime(3), tzfile(5), zdump(8) +.\" @(#)zic.8 7.7 |
