tzsetup(8): update paths to zone tab and tzdata source

tzsetup now uses zone1970.tab and zoneinfo source is located in
contrib/tzdata, update the man page accordingly.

While here, drop obsolete Tn macros and insert vertical breaks (mostly
before Dl in examples) to improve readability.

Reviewed by:	pauamma_gundo.com (manpages)
Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39643
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Yuri Pankov 2023-04-19 13:56:58 +02:00
parent 960985a209
commit 4fee5114c3

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@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd October 21, 2009
.Dd April 18, 2023
.Dt TZSETUP 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ default zone.
The
.Nm
utility also determines whether any adjustment is necessary for systems where
the hardware clock does not keep
.Tn UTC .
the hardware clock does not keep UTC.
.Pp
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -offset indent -width Fl
@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ Reinstall the zoneinfo file installed last time.
The name is obtained from
.Pa /var/db/zoneinfo .
.It Fl s
Skip the initial question about adjusting the clock if not set to
.Tn UTC .
Skip the initial question about adjusting the clock if not set to UTC.
.El
.Pp
It is possible to short-circuit the menu system by specifying the
@ -74,13 +72,9 @@ on the command line; this is intended mainly for pre-configured installation
scripts or people who know which zoneinfo they want to install.
.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),
.Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone1970.tab .
This file lists, for each timezone data file, the ISO 3166 territory code,
approximate geographical coordinates (in ISO 6709 format),
and location within the territory.
.Pp
The maintainers of the database maintain the following policies:
@ -91,31 +85,29 @@ At least one zone for every country or inhabited geographical territory.
One zone for every distinct, documented timezone history since the
beginning of the
.Ux
epoch (January 1, 1970,
.Tn GMT ) .
epoch (January 1, 1970, GMT).
.It
Each zone is named for the most populous city therein.
(Where possible,
the database includes pre-1970 history for its city.)
.El
.Pp
The source code to the database
.Pq Pa /usr/src/share/zoneinfo/[a-z]*
.Pq Pa /usr/src/contrib/tzdata/[a-z]*
contains many additional comments and documentation references for the
historically minded.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab" -compact
.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone1970.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
mapping of ISO 3166 territory codes to names
.It Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo
directory for zoneinfo files
.It Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab
.It Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone1970.tab
mapping of timezone file to country and location
.It Pa /var/db/zoneinfo
saved name of the timezone file installed last
@ -123,21 +115,24 @@ saved name of the timezone file installed last
.Sh EXAMPLES
Normal usage, to select the right zoneinfo file via the dialog-based
user interface:
.Dl tzsetup
.Pp
.Dl # tzsetup
.Pp
Install the file
.Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney :
.Dl "tzsetup /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney"
.Pp
Install the zoneinfo file for Australia/Sydney, assumed to be located
in
.Dl "# tzsetup /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney"
.Pp
Install the zoneinfo file for Australia/Sydney, assumed to be located in
.Pa /usr/share/zoneinfo :
.Dl "tzsetup Australia/Sydney"
.Pp
.Dl "# tzsetup Australia/Sydney"
.Pp
After a reinstall of the zoneinfo files, you can reinstall the
latest installed zoneinfo file (as specified in
.Pa /var/db/zoneinfo ) :
.Dl "tzsetup -r"
.Pp
.Dl "# tzsetup -r"
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr date 1 ,
.Xr adjtime 2 ,
@ -159,8 +154,7 @@ Programs which are already running when
creates or updates
.Pa /etc/localtime
will not reflect the updated timezone.
When the system is first configured for a
.Pf non- Tn UTC
When the system is first configured for a non-UTC
hardware clock, it is necessary to run
.Xr adjkerntz 8
(which normally happens as a part of system startup) in order to update