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[PATCH 2/4] * manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): Modernize North America, example
- From: Paul Eggert <eggert at cs dot ucla dot edu>
- To: GNU C Library development <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:35:45 -0700
- Subject: [PATCH 2/4] * manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): Modernize North America, example
- Authentication-results: sourceware.org; auth=none
- References: <523A1BCD dot 5090609 at cs dot ucla dot edu>
to reflect current (i.e., 2007-and-later) daylight saving rules.
---
ChangeLog | 3 +++
manual/time.texi | 11 ++++++-----
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index aea9e22..35c936b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
2013-09-18 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+ * manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): Modernize North America example
+ to reflect current (i.e., 2007-and-later) daylight saving rules.
+
* manual/time.texi (TZ Variable): POSIX.1 hour can be 24.
2013-09-18 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
diff --git a/manual/time.texi b/manual/time.texi
index 8de83b3..162f309 100644
--- a/manual/time.texi
+++ b/manual/time.texi
@@ -2084,15 +2084,16 @@ The @var{time} fields specify when, in the local time currently in
effect, the change to the other time occurs. If omitted, the default is
@code{02:00:00}.
-For example, here is how you would specify the Eastern time zone in the
-United States, including the appropriate Daylight Saving Time and its dates
-of applicability. The normal offset from UTC is 5 hours; since this is
+Here is an example @code{TZ} value, including the appropriate
+Daylight Saving Time and its dates of applicability. In North
+American Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT),
+the normal offset from UTC is 5 hours; since this is
west of the prime meridian, the sign is positive. Summer time begins on
-the first Sunday in April at 2:00am, and ends on the last Sunday in October
+March's second Sunday at 2:00am, and ends on November's first Sunday
at 2:00am.
@smallexample
-EST+5EDT,M4.1.0/2,M10.5.0/2
+EST+5EDT,M3.2.0/2,M11.1.0/2
@end smallexample
The schedule of Daylight Saving Time in any particular jurisdiction has
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1.8.3.1