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diff --git a/doc/sh-utils.texi b/doc/sh-utils.texi index 925f0473e..6675a7a59 100644 --- a/doc/sh-utils.texi +++ b/doc/sh-utils.texi @@ -2459,8 +2459,8 @@ To convert a date string to the number of seconds since the epoch the @samp{%s} format. That can be useful in sorting and/or graphing and/or comparing data by date. The following command outputs the number of the seconds since the epoch for the time one second later -than the epoch, but in the time zone two hours later, thus a total -of two hours and one second after the epoch: +than the epoch, but in time zone two hours later (the Azores), thus +a total of two hours and one second after the epoch: @example date --date='1970-01-01 00:00:01 UTC +2 hours' +%s @@ -2469,12 +2469,13 @@ date --date='1970-01-01 00:00:01 UTC +2 hours' +%s Suppose you had @emph{not} specified time zone information in the example above. Then, date would have used your computer's idea of the time zone when -interpreting the string. Here's what you would get if you were six -hours later than UTC on that day: +interpreting the string. Here's what you would get if you were in +Greenwich, England: @example +# local time zone used date --date='1970-01-01 00:00:01' +%s -21601 +1 @end example @item |