On 2025-11-03 11:23, Paul Gilmartin via tz wrote:
On 11/2/25 03:11, Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia via tz wrote:
So, the question: Any suggestions on how to filter timezones within each country to drop those that as of today are not relevant except for historical differences?
Use zonenow.tab rather than zone{,1970}.tab.
The last line of each timezone definition appears to contain the current POSIX definition. (I don't know where this is documented.)
"Version 2 format" in tzfile(5)
If those lines are identical, might zones be merged? That could be one possible approach, but would need to be checked. Another might be to compare all tzdata fields.
-- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retrancher but when there is no more to cut -- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry