Bug#171017: libc6: man page doesn't say where to find timezones

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

At Thu, 28 Nov 2002 08:58:07 +0800,
Dan Jacobson wrote:
> 
> Package: libc6
> Version: 2.2.5-6
> Severity: normal
> File: /usr/bin/zdump
> 
> 1. One would have no idea that one should try filenames:
> $ zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Taipei
> from reading the zdump man page.  So tell where to find valid timezone
> names on that man page please.

You can use 

$ zdump -v Asia/Taipei

> 2. If one does
> $ zdump BoGuS && echo Oh Wonderful, no errors here
> BoGuS  Thu Nov 28 00:56:58 2002 BoGuS
> Oh Wonderful, no errors here
> 
> it acts just like all is well.  At least note why on the man page.

Hm, so you request "changing zonename to zone filename in manpage,
and such zone file is placed at /usr/share/zoneinfo/" ?

Regards,
-- gotom