time zone question.

stan · n00b Joined: 15 Jul 2002 Posts: 30

this one is short and quick... .I live in Indiana and we have our own special time zone cause we don't change for daylight savings.

now which selection in /usr/share/zoneinfo/ do I use?

masseya · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2002 11:06 pm Post subject:

You want this: /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Indianapolis

Then you'll be normal like all the rest of us in Indiana.

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simulacrum · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:30 am Post subject:

Wow, that is cool! I've often thought daylight savings time rediculous, but it's a bit difficult to protest it when your employer expects you to be at work according to it. I assume this is a state thing?

masseya · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 4:42 am Post subject:

Anyone who wants to talk about Daylight Savings Time in Off The Wall try this:
Should Daylight Savings Time be eliminated?
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mooman · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 7:56 pm Post subject:

Actually, if I'm not mistaken, Indiana has not less than 3 different timezone rules. I spent some time struggling with that with one of the database folks here at my job..

Here are the Oracle names for them:
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
America/Indiana/Knox
America/Indiana/Vevay

Good luck picking the right ones..
:roll:

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rac · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 8:10 pm Post subject:

Holy cow! There's actually a fourth in /usr/share/zoneinfo: America/Indiana/Marengo.
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pilla · Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2002 8:18 pm Post subject:

We have four timezones for the entire Brazil....