Hi Paul, On Tue, 21 Apr 2020 at 04:34, Paul Eggert <eggert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 4/20/20 12:27 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote: > > I think "UT" here is intended to mean "Universal Time", and as such > > should not be "UTC". Perhaps Paul can comment. > > Yes, that's right. The tzfile format covers timestamps that predate the > introduction of UTC in 1960, so the documentation uses the sloppier and > more-general term "UT" instead of the more-precise term "UTC". Thanks. Downstream, I applied the patch below, to help clarify for readers. Thanks, Michael diff --git a/man5/tzfile.5 b/man5/tzfile.5 index 514f40798..7419a3dce 100644 --- a/man5/tzfile.5 +++ b/man5/tzfile.5 @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ in order: .TP .I tzh_ttisgmtcnt The number of UT/local indicators stored in the file. +(UT is Universal Time.) .TP .I tzh_ttisstdcnt The number of standard/wall indicators stored in the file. -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/
