NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     timezone - return the timezone abbreviation

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <time.h>

     char *
     timezone(int zone, int dst);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     This interface is for compatibility only; it  is  impossible
to reliably
     map  timezone()'s arguments to a time zone abbreviation (see
ctime(3)).

     The timezone() function returns a pointer to a time zone abbreviation for
     the  specified  zone  and dst values.  zone is the number of
minutes west of
     GMT and dst is non-zero if Daylight Saving Time  is  in  effect.

     This  function  is  not  used to set the system's time zone.
The default
     system time zone may be set by running ``zic  -l  timezone''
as the superuser.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     ctime(3), zic(8)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     A timezone() function appeared in Version 7 AT&T UNIX.

OpenBSD      3.6                          April      19,     1994