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gentz(8)

gentz8

Compile timezone information

Usage

gentz [-h, -?, --help] [-c, --copyright] [-d, --destdir destination] timezone

Overview

gentz reads a timezone file and compile it into a binary form. The resulting file, tz.dat, can then be read directly by ICU, or used by pkgdata(8) for incorporation into a larger archive or library.

The file read by gentz is described in the FILES section.

Options

-h, -?, --help

Print help about usage and exit.

-c, --copyright

Include a copyright notice into the binary data.

-d, --destdir destination

Set the destination directory to destination. The default destination directory is specified by the environment variable ICU_DATA.

Environment

ICU_DATA

Specifies the directory containing ICU data. Defaults to /usr/lib/icu/2.1/. Some tools in ICU depend on the presence of the trailing slash. It is thus important to make sure that it is present if ICU_DATA is set.

Files

The following file is read by gentz.

timezone.txt

Contains UNIX timezone data in a format that can be understood by gentz.

Version

2.1

History

  • Debian 3.1 (Sarge): the text shown here
  • Debian 3.0 (Woody)

From icu 2.1-2.1 in Debian 3.1 (Sarge). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.