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.TH TIMEZONE 4 "Feb 18, 2003"
.SH NAME
timezone \- default timezone data base
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fB/etc/timezone\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The timezone file contains information regarding the default timezone for each
host in a domain. Alternatively, a single default line for the entire domain
may be specified. Each entry has the format:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
\fITimezone-name    official-host-or-domain-name\fR
.fi
.in -2

.sp
.LP
Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or TAB characters. A `#'
indicates the beginning of a comment; characters up to the end of the line are
not interpreted by routines which search the file. The timezone is a pathname
relative to the directory \fB/usr/share/lib/zoneinfo\fR.
.sp
.LP
This file is not actually referenced by any system software; it is merely used
as a source file to construct the \fBNIS\fR \fBtimezone.byname\fR map. This map
is read by \fBsysidtool\fR(1M) to initialize the timezone of the client system
at installation time. For more information, see the \fISolaris Express
Installation Guide: Basic Installations\fR.
.sp
.LP
The \fBtimezone\fR file does not set the timezone environment variable
\fBTZ\fR. See \fBTIMEZONE\fR(4) for information to set the \fBTZ\fR environment
variable.
.SH EXAMPLES
.LP
\fBExample 1 \fRTypical timezone line
.sp
.LP
Here is a typical line from the \fB/etc/timezone\fR file:

.sp
.in +2
.nf
US/Eastern          East.Sun.COM #Sun East Coast
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.SH FILES
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fB/etc/timezone\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 17n

.RE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBsysidtool\fR(1M), \fBTIMEZONE\fR(4)
.sp
.LP
\fISolaris Express Installation Guide: Basic Installations\fR