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index ee031614f3ed..b83f702d5e0d 100644
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@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
.SH NAME
tzselect \- select a timezone
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.ie \n(.g .ds - \f(CR-\fP
-.el .ds - \-
.ds d " degrees
.ds m " minutes
.ds s " seconds
@@ -20,15 +18,15 @@ tzselect \- select a timezone
.\}
.B tzselect
[
-.B \*-c
+.B \-c
.I coord
] [
-.B \*-n
+.B \-n
.I limit
] [
-.B \*-\*-help
+.B \-\-help
] [
-.B \*-\*-version
+.B \-\-version
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ The output is suitable as a value for the TZ environment variable.
All interaction with the user is done via standard input and standard error.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-.BI "\*-c " coord
+.BI "\-c " coord
Instead of asking for continent and then country and then city,
ask for selection from time zones whose largest cities
are closest to the location with geographical coordinates
@@ -70,27 +68,27 @@ seconds, with any trailing fractions represent fractional minutes or
.I SS
is present) seconds. The decimal point is that of the current locale.
For example, in the (default) C locale,
-.B "\*-c\ +40.689\*-074.045"
+.B "\-c\ +40.689\-074.045"
specifies 40.689\*d\*_N, 74.045\*d\*_W,
-.B "\*-c\ +4041.4\*-07402.7"
+.B "\-c\ +4041.4\-07402.7"
specifies 40\*d\*_41.4\*m\*_N, 74\*d\*_2.7\*m\*_W, and
-.B "\*-c\ +404121\*-0740240"
+.B "\-c\ +404121\-0740240"
specifies 40\*d\*_41\*m\*_21\*s\*_N, 74\*d\*_2\*m\*_40\*s\*_W.
If
.I coord
is not one of the documented forms, the resulting behavior is unspecified.
.TP
-.BI "\*-n " limit
+.BI "\-n " limit
When
-.B \*-c
+.B \-c
is used, display the closest
.I limit
locations (default 10).
.TP
-.B "\*-\*-help"
+.B "\-\-help"
Output help information and exit.
.TP
-.B "\*-\*-version"
+.B "\-\-version"
Output version information and exit.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
.TP