xref: /csrg-svn/lib/libc/gen/timezone.3 (revision 49874)
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6*49874Sbostic.\"	@(#)timezone.3	5.1 (Berkeley) 05/24/91
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8*49874Sbostic.Dd ""
9*49874Sbostic.Dt TIMEZONE 3
10*49874Sbostic.Os
11*49874Sbostic.Sh NAME
12*49874Sbostic.Nm timezone
13*49874Sbostic.Nd return the timezone abbreviation
14*49874Sbostic.Sh SYNOPSIS
15*49874Sbostic.Ft char *
16*49874Sbostic.Fn timezone "int zone" "int dst"
17*49874Sbostic.Sh DESCRIPTION
18*49874Sbostic.ft B
19*49874SbosticThis interface is for compatibility only; it is impossible to reliably
20*49874Sbosticmap timezone's arguments to a time zone abbreviation.
21*49874SbosticSee ctime(3).
22*49874Sbostic.ft P
23*49874Sbostic.Pp
24*49874SbosticThe
25*49874Sbostic.Fn timezone
26*49874Sbosticfunction returns a pointer to a time zone abbreviation for the specifed
27*49874Sbostic.Ar zone
28*49874Sbosticand
29*49874Sbostic.Ar dst
30*49874Sbosticvalues.
31*49874Sbostic.Ar Zone
32*49874Sbosticis the number of minutes west of GMT and
33*49874Sbostic.Ar dst
34*49874Sbosticis non-zero if daylight savings time is in effect.
35*49874Sbostic.Sh SEE ALSO
36*49874Sbostic.Xr ctime 3
37*49874Sbostic.Sh HISTORY
38*49874SbosticA
39*49874Sbostic.Fn timezone
40*49874Sbosticfunction appeared in
41*49874Sbostic.At v7 .
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