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Diffstat (limited to 'upstream/debian-unstable/man8/zic.8')
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1 files changed, 37 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/upstream/debian-unstable/man8/zic.8 b/upstream/debian-unstable/man8/zic.8 index c467efef..0ad373a2 100644 --- a/upstream/debian-unstable/man8/zic.8 +++ b/upstream/debian-unstable/man8/zic.8 @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ as local time. .B zic will act as if the input contained a link line of the form .sp -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 .ta \w'Link\0\0'u +\w'\fItimezone\fP\0\0'u Link \fItimezone\fP localtime .sp @@ -118,9 +118,15 @@ TZ strings like "EET\*-2EEST" that lack transition rules. .B zic will act as if the input contained a link line of the form .sp -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 Link \fItimezone\fP posixrules .sp +If +.I timezone +is +.q "\*-" +(the default), any already-existing link is removed. +.sp Unless .I timezone is .q "\*-" , @@ -131,12 +137,6 @@ and it should not be combined with if .IR timezone 's transitions are at standard time or Universal Time (UT) instead of local time. -.sp -If -.I timezone -is -.BR \*- , -any already-existing link is removed. .TP .BR "\*-r " "[\fB@\fP\fIlo\fP][\fB/@\fP\fIhi\fP]" Limit the applicability of output files @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ boundaries, particularly if causes a TZif file to contain explicit entries for .RI pre- hi transitions rather than concisely representing them -with an extended POSIX TZ string. +with an extended POSIX.1-2017 TZ string. Also see the .B "\*-b slim" option for another way to shrink output size. @@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ Generate redundant trailing explicit transitions for timestamps that occur less than .I hi seconds since the Epoch, even though the transitions could be -more concisely represented via the extended POSIX TZ string. +more concisely represented via the extended POSIX.1-2017 TZ string. This option does not affect the represented timestamps. Although it accommodates nonstandard TZif readers -that ignore the extended POSIX TZ string, +that ignore the extended POSIX.1-2017 TZ string, it increases the size of the altered output files. .TP .BI "\*-t " file @@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ for .PP The output file does not contain all the information about the long-term future of a timezone, because the future cannot be summarized as -an extended POSIX TZ string. For example, as of 2023 this problem +an extended POSIX.1-2017 TZ string. For example, as of 2023 this problem occurs for Morocco's daylight-saving rules, as these rules are based on predictions for when Ramadan will be observed, something that -an extended POSIX TZ string cannot represent. +an extended POSIX.1-2017 TZ string cannot represent. .PP The output contains data that may not be handled properly by client code designed for older @@ -330,19 +330,19 @@ abbreviation must be unambiguous in context. .PP A rule line has the form .nf -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 .ta \w'Rule\0\0'u +\w'NAME\0\0'u +\w'FROM\0\0'u +\w'1973\0\0'u +\w'\*-\0\0'u +\w'Apr\0\0'u +\w'lastSun\0\0'u +\w'2:00w\0\0'u +\w'1:00d\0\0'u .sp Rule NAME FROM TO \*- IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S .sp For example: -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 .sp Rule US 1967 1973 \*- Apr lastSun 2:00w 1:00d D .sp .fi The fields that make up a rule line are: -.TP "\w'LETTER/S'u" +.TP .B NAME Gives the name of the rule set that contains this line. The name must start with a character that is neither @@ -360,24 +360,15 @@ an unquoted name should not contain characters from the set Gives the first year in which the rule applies. Any signed integer year can be supplied; the proleptic Gregorian calendar is assumed, with year 0 preceding year 1. -The word -.B minimum -(or an abbreviation) means the indefinite past. -The word -.B maximum -(or an abbreviation) means the indefinite future. Rules can describe times that are not representable as time values, with the unrepresentable times ignored; this allows rules to be portable among hosts with differing time value types. .TP .B TO Gives the final year in which the rule applies. -In addition to -.B minimum -and +The word .B maximum -(as above), -the word +(or an abbreviation) means the indefinite future, and the word .B only (or an abbreviation) may be used to repeat the value of the @@ -404,7 +395,7 @@ Month names may be abbreviated. Gives the day on which the rule takes effect. Recognized forms include: .nf -.in +.5i +.in +2 .sp .ta \w'Sun<=25\0\0'u 5 the fifth of the month @@ -413,7 +404,7 @@ lastMon the last Monday in the month Sun>=8 first Sunday on or after the eighth Sun<=25 last Sunday on or before the 25th .fi -.in -.5i +.in .sp A weekday name (e.g., .BR "Sunday" ) @@ -440,7 +431,7 @@ Gives the time of day at which the rule takes effect, relative to 00:00, the start of a calendar day. Recognized forms include: .nf -.in +.5i +.in +2 .sp .ta \w'00:19:32.13\0\0'u 2 time in hours @@ -454,7 +445,7 @@ Recognized forms include: \*-2:30 2.5 hours before 00:00 \*- equivalent to 0 .fi -.in -.5i +.in .sp Although .B zic @@ -532,18 +523,18 @@ the variable part is null. A zone line has the form .sp .nf -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 .ta \w'Zone\0\0'u +\w'Asia/Amman\0\0'u +\w'STDOFF\0\0'u +\w'Jordan\0\0'u +\w'FORMAT\0\0'u Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] .sp For example: .sp -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 Zone Asia/Amman 2:00 Jordan EE%sT 2017 Oct 27 01:00 .sp .fi The fields that make up a zone line are: -.TP "\w'STDOFF'u" +.TP .B NAME The name of the timezone. This is the name used in creating the time conversion information file for the @@ -663,15 +654,15 @@ For example: .br .ne 7 .nf -.in +2m +.in +2 .ta \w'# Rule\0\0'u +\w'NAME\0\0'u +\w'FROM\0\0'u +\w'2006\0\0'u +\w'\*-\0\0'u +\w'Oct\0\0'u +\w'lastSun\0\0'u +\w'2:00\0\0'u +\w'SAVE\0\0'u .sp # Rule NAME FROM TO \*- IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule US 1967 2006 - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S Rule US 1967 1973 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D -.ta \w'Zone\0\0America/Menominee\0\0'u +\w'STDOFF\0\0'u +\w'RULES\0\0'u +\w'FORMAT\0\0'u -# Zone\0\0NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone\0\0America/Menominee \*-5:00 \*- EST 1973 Apr 29 2:00 +.ta \w'# Zone\0\0'u +\w'America/Menominee\0\0'u +\w'STDOFF\0\0'u +\w'RULES\0\0'u +\w'FORMAT\0\0'u +# Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone America/Menominee \*-5:00 \*- EST 1973 Apr 29 2:00 \*-6:00 US C%sT .sp .in @@ -687,13 +678,13 @@ interprets this more sensibly as a single transition from 02:00 CST (\*-05) to A link line has the form .sp .nf -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 .ta \w'Link\0\0'u +\w'Europe/Istanbul\0\0'u Link TARGET LINK-NAME .sp For example: .sp -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 Link Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul .sp .fi @@ -717,7 +708,7 @@ For example: .sp .ne 3 .nf -.in +2m +.in +2 .ta \w'Zone\0\0'u +\w'Greenwich\0\0'u Link Greenwich G_M_T Link Etc/GMT Greenwich @@ -737,13 +728,13 @@ The file that describes leap seconds can have leap lines and an expiration line. Leap lines have the following form: .nf -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 .ta \w'Leap\0\0'u +\w'YEAR\0\0'u +\w'MONTH\0\0'u +\w'DAY\0\0'u +\w'HH:MM:SS\0\0'u +\w'CORR\0\0'u .sp Leap YEAR MONTH DAY HH:MM:SS CORR R/S .sp For example: -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 .sp Leap 2016 Dec 31 23:59:60 + S .sp @@ -791,13 +782,13 @@ option is used. .PP The expiration line, if present, has the form: .nf -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 .ta \w'Expires\0\0'u +\w'YEAR\0\0'u +\w'MONTH\0\0'u +\w'DAY\0\0'u .sp Expires YEAR MONTH DAY HH:MM:SS .sp For example: -.ti +.5i +.ti +2 .sp Expires 2020 Dec 28 00:00:00 .sp @@ -816,7 +807,7 @@ Here is an extended example of .B zic input, intended to illustrate many of its features. .nf -.in +2m +.in +2 .ta \w'# Rule\0\0'u +\w'NAME\0\0'u +\w'FROM\0\0'u +\w'1973\0\0'u +\w'\*-\0\0'u +\w'Apr\0\0'u +\w'lastSun\0\0'u +\w'2:00\0\0'u +\w'SAVE\0\0'u .sp # Rule NAME FROM TO \*- IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |