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6*66959Sbostic.\"	@(#)timezone.3	8.2 (Berkeley) 04/19/94
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849874Sbostic.Dd ""
949874Sbostic.Dt TIMEZONE 3
1049874Sbostic.Os
1149874Sbostic.Sh NAME
1249874Sbostic.Nm timezone
1349874Sbostic.Nd return the timezone abbreviation
1449874Sbostic.Sh SYNOPSIS
1549874Sbostic.Ft char *
1649874Sbostic.Fn timezone "int zone" "int dst"
1749874Sbostic.Sh DESCRIPTION
1849874Sbostic.ft B
1949874SbosticThis interface is for compatibility only; it is impossible to reliably
2049874Sbosticmap timezone's arguments to a time zone abbreviation.
2149874SbosticSee ctime(3).
2249874Sbostic.ft P
2349874Sbostic.Pp
2449874SbosticThe
2549874Sbostic.Fn timezone
26*66959Sbosticfunction returns a pointer to a time zone abbreviation for the specified
2749874Sbostic.Ar zone
2849874Sbosticand
2949874Sbostic.Ar dst
3049874Sbosticvalues.
3149874Sbostic.Ar Zone
3249874Sbosticis the number of minutes west of GMT and
3349874Sbostic.Ar dst
3449874Sbosticis non-zero if daylight savings time is in effect.
3549874Sbostic.Sh SEE ALSO
3649874Sbostic.Xr ctime 3
3749874Sbostic.Sh HISTORY
3849874SbosticA
3949874Sbostic.Fn timezone
4049874Sbosticfunction appeared in
4149874Sbostic.At v7 .
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