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Diffstat (limited to 'zic.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | zic.8 | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ For example, for a zone named America/Los_Angeles the directory America should already exist. By default, the directory and its ancestors are created if they do not already exist. +.TP .BI "\-d " directory Create time conversion information files in the named directory rather than in the standard directory named below. @@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ is (the default), any already-existing link is removed. .sp Unless -.I timezone is +.I timezone +is .q "\-" , this option is obsolete and is no longer supported by most runtimes. Among other things it should not be used for timestamps after the year 2037, @@ -274,8 +276,8 @@ 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 -a proleptic TZ string. For example, as of 2023 this problem -occurs for Morocco's daylight-saving rules, as these rules are based +a proleptic TZ string. For example, as of 2026 this problem +occurs for Palestine's daylight-saving rules, as these rules are based on predictions for when Ramadan will be observed, something that a proleptic TZ string cannot represent. .PP |