* NEWS, zic.8: Describe how zic supports abbreviations like "Sun". --- NEWS | 3 +++ zic.8 | 11 +++++++++-- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index dcd49eb..1af7b69 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes bit easier to port to MS-Windows. (Thanks to Kees Dekker for reporting the problems.) + Changes to documentation and commentary + + The zic man page now documents abbreviation rules. Release 2017b - 2017-03-17 07:30:38 -0700 diff --git a/zic.8 b/zic.8 index c59ccfc..6fee96d 100644 --- a/zic.8 +++ b/zic.8 @@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ Non-blank lines are expected to be of one of three types: rule lines, zone lines, and link lines. .PP Names (such as month names) must be in English and are case insensitive. -Abbreviations, if used, must be unambiguous in context. +A name can be abbreviated by omitting all but an initial prefix; any +abbreviation must be unambiguous in context. .PP A rule line has the form .nf @@ -221,7 +222,13 @@ Sun<=25 last Sunday on or before the 25th .fi .in -.5i .sp -Names of days of the week may be abbreviated or spelled out in full. +A weekday name (e.g., +.BR "Sunday" ) +or a weekday name preceded by +.q "last" +(e.g., +.BR "lastSunday" ) +may be abbreviated or spelled out in full. Note that there must be no spaces within the .B ON field. -- 2.9.4