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tzfile(5)							File Formats Manual							 tzfile(5)

Name
       tzfile - time zone information

Syntax
       #include <tzfile.h>

Description
       The time zone information files used by begin with bytes reserved for future use, followed by three 4-byte values of type ``long'', written
       in a ``standard'' byte order (the high-order byte of the value is written first).  These values are, in order:

       tzh_timecnt    The number of transition times for which data is stored in the file.

       tzh_typecnt    The number of local time types for which data is stored in the file (must not be zero).

       tzh_charcnt    The number of characters of ``time zone abbreviation strings'' stored in the file.

		      This header is followed by 4-byte values of type ``long'', sorted in ascending order.  These values are written  in  ``stan-
		      dard''  byte  order.  Each is used as a transition time (as returned by at which the rules for computing local time change).
		      Next come 1-byte values of type ``unsigned char''.  Each one tells  which  of  the  different  types  of	local  time  types
		      described  in  the file is associated with the same-indexed transition time.  These values serve as indices into an array of
		      ttinfo structures that appears next in the file; these structures are defined as follows:
		      struct ttinfo {
			   long 	 tt_gmtoff;
			   int		 tt_isdst;
			   unsigned int  tt_abbrind;
		      };
		      Each structure is written as a 4-byte value for of type ``long'', in a standard byte order, followed by a 1-byte	value  for
		      and a 1-byte value for In each structure, gives the number of seconds to be added to GMT, tells whether should be set by and
		      serves as an index into the array of time zone abbreviation characters that follows the structure or structures in the file.

       The call uses the first standard-time structure in the file (or simply the first structure, in the absence of a standard-time structure) if
       either is zero or the time argument is less than the first transition time recorded in the file.

See Also
       ctime(3)

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tzfile(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							 tzfile(4)

NAME
tzfile - Time zone information SYNOPSIS
#include <tzfile.h> DESCRIPTION
The time zone information files used by tzset(3) begin with bytes reserved for future use, followed by six four-byte values, written in a standard byte order (that is, with the high-order byte of the value written first). These values are, in order: The number of GMT/local indicators stored in the file. The number of standard/wall indicators stored in the file. The number of leap seconds for which data is stored in the file. The number of transition times for which data is stored in the file. The number of local time types for which data is stored in the file. (This value must not be zero.) The number of characters of time zone abbreviation strings stored in the file. The above header is followed by tzh_timecnt four-byte values, sorted in ascending order. These values are written in standard byte order. Each is used as a transition time (as returned by time(3)) at which the rules for computing local time change. Next come tzh_timecnt one- byte values of type unsigned char. Each value tells which of the different local time types described in the file is associated with the same-indexed transition time. These values serve as indices into an array of ttinfo structures that appears next in the file. These structures are defined as follows: struct ttinfo { long tt_gmtoff; int tt_isdst; unsigned int tt_abbrind; }; Each structure is written as a four-byte value for tt_gmtoff of type long, in a standard byte order, followed by a one-byte value for tt_isdst and a one-byte value for tt_abbrind. In each structure, tt_gmtoff gives the number of seconds to be added to GMT, tt_isdst tells whether tm_isdst should be set by localtime(3) and tt_abbrind serves as an index into the array of time zone abbreviation characters that follow the ttinfo structure(s) in the file. Next, there are tzh_leapcnt pairs of four-byte values, written in standard byte order. The first value of each pair gives the time (as returned by time(3)) at which a leap second occurs. The second gives the total number of leap seconds to be applied after the given time. The pairs of values are sorted in ascending order by time. Then there are tzh_ttisstdcnt standard/wall indicators, each stored as a one-byte value. They tell whether the transition times associated with local time types were specified as standard time or wall clock time, and are used when a time zone file is used in handling POSIX- style time zone environment variables. Fnally, there are tzh_ttisgmtcnt GMT/local indicators, each stored as a one-byte value; they tell whether the transition times associated with local time types were specified as GMT or local time, and are used when a time zone file is used in handling POSIX-style time zone environment variables. The localtime(3) call uses the first standard-time ttinfo structure in the file (or simply the first ttinfo structure, in the absence of a standard-time structure) if either tzh_timecnt is zero or the time argument is less than the first transition time recorded in the file. RELATED INFORMATION
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