From bad1c6c80c43be0190babe7061377acb134286ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:50:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] tzfile.5: Explain UT abbreviation From a conversation with Paul Eggert: From: Paul Eggert Subject: Re: Errors in man pages, here: tzfile(5): Typo? 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". Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man5/tzfile.5 | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) 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.