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CVS shishi/doc
From: |
shishi-commit |
Subject: |
CVS shishi/doc |
Date: |
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:44:13 +0100 |
Update of /home/cvs/shishi/doc
In directory dopio:/tmp/cvs-serv20781/doc
Modified Files:
getdate.texi
Log Message:
Update.
--- /home/cvs/shishi/doc/getdate.texi 2004/11/19 14:04:39 1.2
+++ /home/cvs/shishi/doc/getdate.texi 2004/12/17 13:44:13 1.3
@@ -259,10 +259,13 @@
The time may alternatively be followed by a time zone correction,
expressed as @address@hidden@address@hidden, where @var{s} is @samp{+}
or @samp{-}, @var{hh} is a number of zone hours and @var{mm} is a number
-of zone minutes. When a time zone correction is given this way, it
+of zone minutes. You can also separate @var{hh} from @var{mm} with a colon.
+When a time zone correction is given this way, it
forces interpretation of the time relative to
Coordinated Universal Time (@sc{utc}), overriding any previous
-specification for the time zone or the local time zone. The @var{minute}
+specification for the time zone or the local time zone. For example,
address@hidden and @samp{+05:30} both stand for the time zone 5.5 hours
+ahead of @sc{utc} (e.g., India). The @var{minute}
part of the time of day may not be elided when a time zone correction
is used. This is the best way to specify a time zone correction by
fractional parts of an hour.
@@ -283,6 +286,10 @@
non-daylight-saving time zone by the string @samp{DST} in a separate
word (that is, separated by some white space), the corresponding
daylight saving time zone may be specified.
+Alternatively, a non-daylight-saving time zone can be followed by a
+time zone correction, to add the two values. This is normally done
+only for @samp{UTC}; for example, @samp{UTC+05:30} is equivalent to
address@hidden:30}.
Time zone items other than @samp{UTC} and @samp{Z}
are obsolescent and are not recommended, because they
- CVS shishi/doc,
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