freebsd-dev/usr.sbin/tzsetup/tzsetup.8

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.Dd January 24, 1996
.Dt TZSETUP 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm tzsetup
.Nd set local timezone
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl n
.Op Ar default
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
program reads a database of timezone information and presents a menu
allowing the user to select a specific zone without knowing the details
of the database layout.  The selected zone is installed as the system
default zone.
.Nm
also determines whether any adjustment is necessary for systems where
the hardware clock does not keep
.Tn UTC .
.Pp
The following option is available:
.Bl -tag -offset indent -width Fl
.It Fl n
Do not create or copy files.
.El
.Pp
It is possible to short-circuit the menu system by specifying a
.Ar default
on the command line; this is intended mainly for pre-configured
installation scripts.
.Sh TIMEZONE DATABASE
The contents of the timezone database are indexed by
.Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab .
This file lists, for each timezone data file, the
.Tn ISO
3166 territory code, approximate geographical coordinates
(in
.Tn ISO
6709 format),
and location within the territory.
.Pp
The maintainers of the database maintain the following policies:
.Bl -enum -offset indent
.It
At least one zone for every country or inhabited geographical territory.
.It
One zone for every distinct, documented timezone history since the
beginning of the
.Ux
epoch (January 1, 1970,
.Tn GMT ) .
.It
Each zone is named for the most populous city therein.  (Where possible,
the database includes pre-1970 history for its city.)
.El
The source code to the database
.Pq Pa /usr/src/share/zoneinfo/[a-z]*
contains many additional comments and documentation references for the
historically minded.
.Sh BUGS
Programs which are already running when
.Nm
creates or updates
.Pa /etc/localtime
will not reflect the updated timezone.
When the system is first configured for a
.Pf non- Tn UTC
hardware clock, it is necessary to run
.Xr adjkerntz 8
(which normally happens as a part of system startup) in order to update
the kernel's idea of the correct timezone offset.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab -compact
.It Pa /etc/localtime
current time zone file
.It Pa /etc/wall_cmos_clock
see
.Xr adjkerntz 8 .
.It Pa /usr/share/misc/iso3166
mapping of
.Tn ISO
3166 territory codes to names
.It Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo
directory for zoneinfo files
.It Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab
mapping of timezone file to country and location
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr date 1 ,
.Xr adjtime 2 ,
.Xr ctime 3 ,
.Xr timezone 3 ,
.Xr tzfile 5 ,
.Xr adjkerntz 8 ,
.Xr zdump 8 ,
.Xr zic 8
.Sh DISCLAIMER
The representation of certain localities as being associated with certain
countries and/or territories is for the purposes of identification only,
and does not imply any endorsement or rejection on the part of the
.Fx
Project of the territorial claims of any entity.
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$Id$ -> $FreeBSD$ 1999-08-28 01:35:59 +00:00			`.\" $FreeBSD$`
Fix a minor nit in the .Dd macro invocation so that the revision date is displayed correctly. 1997-06-23 04:52:13 +00:00			`.Dd January 24, 1996`
add a manpage 1996-01-24 00:11:58 +00:00			`.Dt TZSETUP 8`
mdoc(7) police: removed HISTORY info from the .Os call. 2001-07-10 15:12:08 +00:00			`.Os`
add a manpage 1996-01-24 00:11:58 +00:00			`.Sh NAME`
			`.Nm tzsetup`
Convert "time zone" to "timezone" in NAME section Submitted by: obrien@cs.ucdavis.edu (David E. O'Brien) 1996-02-27 00:27:21 +00:00			`.Nd set local timezone`
Add usage(). Document -n flag. Do not touch/remove /etc/wall_cmos_clock when -n (do nothing) is used. 1997-10-27 07:49:47 +00:00			`.Sh SYNOPSIS`
mdoc(7) police: use the new features of the Nm macro. 2000-11-20 20:10:44 +00:00			`.Nm`
Add usage(). Document -n flag. Do not touch/remove /etc/wall_cmos_clock when -n (do nothing) is used. 1997-10-27 07:49:47 +00:00			`.Op Fl n`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`.Op Ar default`
Add usage(). Document -n flag. Do not touch/remove /etc/wall_cmos_clock when -n (do nothing) is used. 1997-10-27 07:49:47 +00:00			`.Sh DESCRIPTION`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`The`
Add usage(). Document -n flag. Do not touch/remove /etc/wall_cmos_clock when -n (do nothing) is used. 1997-10-27 07:49:47 +00:00			`.Nm`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`program reads a database of timezone information and presents a menu`
			`allowing the user to select a specific zone without knowing the details`
			`of the database layout. The selected zone is installed as the system`
			`default zone.`
			`.Nm`
			`also determines whether any adjustment is necessary for systems where`
			`the hardware clock does not keep`
			`.Tn UTC .`
Add usage(). Document -n flag. Do not touch/remove /etc/wall_cmos_clock when -n (do nothing) is used. 1997-10-27 07:49:47 +00:00			`.Pp`
			`The following option is available:`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`.Bl -tag -offset indent -width Fl`
Add usage(). Document -n flag. Do not touch/remove /etc/wall_cmos_clock when -n (do nothing) is used. 1997-10-27 07:49:47 +00:00			`.It Fl n`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`Do not create or copy files.`
Add usage(). Document -n flag. Do not touch/remove /etc/wall_cmos_clock when -n (do nothing) is used. 1997-10-27 07:49:47 +00:00			`.El`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`.Pp`
			`It is possible to short-circuit the menu system by specifying a`
			`.Ar default`
			`on the command line; this is intended mainly for pre-configured`
			`installation scripts.`
			`.Sh TIMEZONE DATABASE`
			`The contents of the timezone database are indexed by`
			`.Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab .`
			`This file lists, for each timezone data file, the`
			`.Tn ISO`
			`3166 territory code, approximate geographical coordinates`
mdoc(7) police: Avoid using parenthesis enclosure macros (.Pq and .Po/.Pc) with plain text. Not only this slows down the mdoc(7) processing significantly, but it also has an undesired (in this case) effect of disabling hyphenation within the entire enclosed block. 2001-08-07 15:48:51 +00:00			`(in`
			`.Tn ISO`
			`6709 format),`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`and location within the territory.`
			`.Pp`
			`The maintainers of the database maintain the following policies:`
			`.Bl -enum -offset indent`
			`.It`
			`At least one zone for every country or inhabited geographical territory.`
			`.It`
			`One zone for every distinct, documented timezone history since the`
			`beginning of the`
			`.Ux`
			`epoch (January 1, 1970,`
			`.Tn GMT ) .`
			`.It`
			`Each zone is named for the most populous city therein. (Where possible,`
			`the database includes pre-1970 history for its city.)`
			`.El`
			`The source code to the database`
			`.Pq Pa /usr/src/share/zoneinfo/[a-z]*`
			`contains many additional comments and documentation references for the`
			`historically minded.`
add a manpage 1996-01-24 00:11:58 +00:00			`.Sh BUGS`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`Programs which are already running when`
			`.Nm`
			`creates or updates`
			`.Pa /etc/localtime`
			`will not reflect the updated timezone.`
			`When the system is first configured for a`
			`.Pf non- Tn UTC`
			`hardware clock, it is necessary to run`
			`.Xr adjkerntz 8`
			`(which normally happens as a part of system startup) in order to update`
			`the kernel's idea of the correct timezone offset.`
add a manpage 1996-01-24 00:11:58 +00:00			`.Sh FILES`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab -compact`
add a manpage 1996-01-24 00:11:58 +00:00			`.It Pa /etc/localtime`
			`current time zone file`
			`.It Pa /etc/wall_cmos_clock`
Add usage(). Document -n flag. Do not touch/remove /etc/wall_cmos_clock when -n (do nothing) is used. 1997-10-27 07:49:47 +00:00			`see`
			`.Xr adjkerntz 8 .`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`.It Pa /usr/share/misc/iso3166`
Remove whitespace at EOL. 2001-07-15 08:06:20 +00:00			`mapping of`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`.Tn ISO`
			`3166 territory codes to names`
			`.It Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo`
			`directory for zoneinfo files`
			`.It Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab`
			`mapping of timezone file to country and location`
add a manpage 1996-01-24 00:11:58 +00:00			`.El`
			`.Sh SEE ALSO`
Sort cross references. 1997-01-20 00:03:00 +00:00			`.Xr date 1 ,`
add a manpage 1996-01-24 00:11:58 +00:00			`.Xr adjtime 2 ,`
			`.Xr ctime 3 ,`
			`.Xr timezone 3 ,`
			`.Xr tzfile 5 ,`
Sort cross references. 1997-01-20 00:03:00 +00:00			`.Xr adjkerntz 8 ,`
add a manpage 1996-01-24 00:11:58 +00:00			`.Xr zdump 8 ,`
Convert err() to errx(), reason is already provided. Complete the abort on allocation failure instead of deferencing NULL later. 2000-01-23 20:25:01 +00:00			`.Xr zic 8`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`.Sh DISCLAIMER`
			`The representation of certain localities as being associated with certain`
			`countries and/or territories is for the purposes of identification only,`
			`and does not imply any endorsement or rejection on the part of the`
Use Fx macro wherever possible. 2000-11-14 11:20:58 +00:00			`.Fx`
Add a `default' feature to tzsetup for use in script-driven installation (if someone writes the other half). Also rewrite the man page in a more appropriate (formal) style. 1999-02-02 20:26:31 +00:00			`Project of the territorial claims of any entity.`