In installation chapter we can see: > Available time zones and subzones can be found in the > |/usr/share/zoneinfo/<Zone>/<SubZone>| directories. > > it's helpful to see the available time zones. To do so, cd to the > directory: > > # cd /usr/share/zoneinfo/ > > then type: > > # ls Why not type just this ? ls /usr/share/zoneinfo/ One string is better than five, and more more obvious, I think. Then... > To list down the contents of that directory. You can do the same to get > subzones: > > # cd /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe > # ls And why not type just ? ls /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe