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diff --git a/man/localtime.xml b/man/localtime.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e486474 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/localtime.xml @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> +<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later --> + +<refentry id="localtime"> + <refentryinfo> + <title>localtime</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>localtime</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>localtime</refname> + <refpurpose>Local timezone configuration file</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename>/etc/localtime</filename> -> <filename>../usr/share/zoneinfo/…</filename></para> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>The <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file configures the + system-wide timezone of the local system that is used by + applications for presentation to the user. It should be an + absolute or relative symbolic link pointing to + <filename>/usr/share/zoneinfo/</filename>, followed by a timezone + identifier such as <literal>Europe/Berlin</literal> or + <literal>Etc/UTC</literal>. The resulting link should lead to the + corresponding binary + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>tzfile</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + timezone data for the configured timezone.</para> + + <para>Because the timezone identifier is extracted from the + symlink target name of <filename>/etc/localtime</filename>, this + file may not be a normal file or hardlink.</para> + + <para>If <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> is missing, the + default <literal>UTC</literal> timezone is used.</para> + + <para>The timezone may be overridden for individual programs by + using the <varname>$TZ</varname> environment variable. See + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>environ</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + + <para>You may use + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + to change the settings of this file from the command line during + runtime. Use + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + to initialize the time zone on mounted (but not booted) system + images.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>tzset</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localtime</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-timedated.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |