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5b2abdfb 32.\" @(#)timezone.3 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94
9385eb3d 33.\" $FreeBSD: src/lib/libc/gen/timezone.3,v 1.9 2002/12/19 09:40:21 ru Exp $
e9ce8d39 34.\"
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35.Dd April 19, 1994
36.Dt TIMEZONE 3
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37.Os
38.Sh NAME
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39.Nm timezone
40.Nd return the timezone abbreviation
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41.Sh LIBRARY
42.Lb libc
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
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44.Ft char *
45.Fn timezone "int zone" "int dst"
e9ce8d39 46.Sh DESCRIPTION
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47.Bf Sy
48This interface is for compatibility only; it is impossible to reliably
49map timezone's arguments to a time zone abbreviation.
50See
51.Xr ctime 3 .
52.Ef
53.Pp
e9ce8d39 54The
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55.Fn timezone
56function returns a pointer to a time zone abbreviation for the specified
9385eb3d 57.Fa zone
e9ce8d39 58and
9385eb3d 59.Fa dst
5b2abdfb 60values.
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61The
62.Fa zone
63argument
5b2abdfb 64is the number of minutes west of GMT and
9385eb3d 65.Fa dst
5b2abdfb 66is non-zero if daylight savings time is in effect.
e9ce8d39 67.Sh SEE ALSO
5b2abdfb 68.Xr ctime 3
e9ce8d39 69.Sh HISTORY
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70A
71.Fn timezone
72function appeared in
73.At v7 .