1# @(#)etcetera 7.6
2
3# These entries are mostly present for historical reasons, so that
4# people in areas not otherwise covered by the tz files could "zic -l"
5# to a time zone that was right for their area. These days, the
6# tz files cover almost all the inhabited world, so there's little
7# need now for the entries that are not on UTC.
8
9Zone Etc/GMT 0 - GMT
10Zone Etc/UTC 0 - UTC
11Zone Etc/UCT 0 - UCT
12
13Link Etc/UTC Etc/Universal
14Link Etc/UTC Etc/Zulu
15
16Link Etc/GMT Etc/Greenwich
17Link Etc/GMT Etc/GMT-0
18Link Etc/GMT Etc/GMT+0
19Link Etc/GMT Etc/GMT0
20
21# We use POSIX-style signedness in the names and output,
22# internal-style signedness in the specifications.
23# For example, TZ=Etc/GMT+4 corresponds to 4 hours _behind_ GMT;
24# it is equivalent to TZ=GMT+4, which is implemented directly as per POSIX.
25
26# Earlier incarnations of this package were not POSIX-compliant,
27# and had lines such as
28# Zone GMT-12 -12 - GMT-1200
29# We did not want things to change quietly if someone accustomed to the old
30# way does a
31# zic -l GMT-12

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