>From d5f78a4326b94809e1cba6fcc4b59ba2a10b2d1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:53:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify zdump -c * zdump.8: Clarify -c cutoff timestamps. Problem reported by Marco Curell via Michael Kerrisk; see: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207345 --- zdump.8 | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/zdump.8 b/zdump.8 index fb6b8df..98109ad 100644 --- a/zdump.8 +++ b/zdump.8 @@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ implementations with different time representations. Cut off interval output at the given year(s). Cutoff times are computed using the proleptic Gregorian calendar with year 0 and with Universal Time (UT) ignoring leap seconds. -The lower bound is exclusive and the upper is inclusive; for example, a -.I loyear -of 1970 excludes a transition occurring at 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC but a -.I hiyear -of 1970 includes the transition. +Cutoffs are at the start of each year, where the lower-bound +timestamp is exclusive and the upper is inclusive; for example, +.B "\*-c 1970,2070" +selects transitions after 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC +and on or before 2070-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. The default cutoff is .BR \*-500,2500 . .TP -- 2.17.1