Re: Documenting timezone setting in initdb - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Daniel Gustafsson
Subject Re: Documenting timezone setting in initdb
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Msg-id 2DC873BC-2E45-4263-8A41-8283041919A0@yesql.se
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In response to Re: Documenting timezone setting in initdb  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On 12 Dec 2014, at 05:16, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:

> On 11/15/14 7:19 PM, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
>> Setting the time zone of the newly created cluster from initdb via the
>> environment variable isn't documented in the initdb section (but very handy).
>> Attached is a patch adding a mention of TZ in the Environment section.
>
> What is a "full time zone name"?  Where is that term documented?

Full time zone name is the term used in section 8.5.3 for the America/New_York
style time zone names, perhaps linking to that section like how we link to the
locale section etc would be appropriate?

> Also, I wouldn't write "should use", but "will use".

Fair enough, that does make it clearer.

I can submit a patch with these changes if you want?

    cheers ./daniel

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