Re: Errors in man pages, here: tzfile(5): Typo?

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On 4/20/20 10:52 PM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
--- 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.)

Thanks. I looked for similar problems elsewhere and found one in zic.8, so I installed the attached patch. This should appear in the next tzdb release, which is due soon.
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Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:33:30 -0700
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* tzfile.5, zic.8: Define the abbreviation “UT” on its first use.
(Problem reported by Helge Kreutzmann via Michael Kerrisk.)
---
 tzfile.5 | 1 +
 zic.8    | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tzfile.5 b/tzfile.5
index cd4c483..3f13563 100644
--- a/tzfile.5
+++ b/tzfile.5
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Six four-byte integer values, in the following order:
 .TP
 .I tzh_ttisutcnt
 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.
diff --git a/zic.8 b/zic.8
index 0a64fbe..b57cd2b 100644
--- a/zic.8
+++ b/zic.8
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ and it should not be combined with
 .B "\*-b slim"
 if
 .IR timezone 's
-transitions are at standard time or UT instead of local time.
+transitions are at standard time or Universal Time (UT) instead of local time.
 .TP
 .BR "\*-r " "[\fB@\fP\fIlo\fP][\fB/@\fP\fIhi\fP]"
 Reduce the size of output files by limiting their applicability
-- 
2.17.1


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