tzset.3 does not illustrate the POSIX offset format. Specifically, there is no indication in the manual what the optional components of it are. Signed-off-by: J William Piggott <elseifthen@xxxxxxx> --- man3/tzset.3 | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/man3/tzset.3 b/man3/tzset.3 index 2bc246c..cfb2d4c 100644 --- a/man3/tzset.3 +++ b/man3/tzset.3 @@ -107,8 +107,12 @@ time to get Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The \fIoffset\fP is positive if the local timezone is west of the Prime Meridian and negative if it is east. -The hour must be between 0 and 24, and the minutes and seconds -0 and 59. +The hour must be between 0 and 24, and the minutes and seconds 00 and 59: +.sp +.RS +.RI [ + | - ] hh [ :mm [ :ss ]] +.RE +.sp .PP The \fIdst\fP string and \fIoffset\fP specify the name and offset for the corresponding daylight saving timezone. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
