>From 0c8b5ba8393d85b2cbb38bf75045cc84b2d26925 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 19:02:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] zic: clarify UNTIL column * zic.8: Say that the UNTIL column is interpreted using the rules in effect before the transition. See Howard Hinnant's question in: http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2015-June/022293.html --- zic.8 | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/zic.8 b/zic.8 index fac2da7..b8aaa42 100644 --- a/zic.8 +++ b/zic.8 @@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ The time at which the UT offset or the rule(s) change for a location. It is specified as a year, a month, a day, and a time of day. If this is specified, the time zone information is generated from the given UT offset -and rule change until the time specified. +and rule change until the time specified, which is interpreted using +the rules in effect just before the transition. The month, day, and time of day have the same format as the IN, ON, and AT fields of a rule; trailing fields can be omitted, and default to the earliest possible value for the missing fields. -- 2.1.4