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diff --git a/doc/lispref/os.texi b/doc/lispref/os.texi index 3428c2973f..03d04ba3cf 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/os.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/os.texi @@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ This function returns a list describing the time zone that the user is in. The value has the form @code{(@var{offset} @var{name})}. Here -@var{offset} is an integer giving the number of seconds ahead of UTC +@var{offset} is an integer giving the number of seconds ahead of Universal Time (east of Greenwich). A negative value means west of Greenwich. The second element, @var{name}, is a string giving the name of the time zone. Both elements change when daylight saving time begins or ends; @@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ defaults to the current time zone rule. @vindex TZ, environment variable The default time zone is determined by the @env{TZ} environment variable. @xref{System Environment}. For example, you can tell Emacs -to default to universal time with @code{(setenv "TZ" "UTC0")}. If +to default to Universal Time with @code{(setenv "TZ" "UTC0")}. If @env{TZ} is not in the environment, Emacs uses system wall clock time, which is a platform-dependent default time zone. @@ -1344,8 +1344,8 @@ calendrical information and vice versa. Many 32-bit operating systems are limited to system times containing 32 bits of information in their seconds component; these systems -typically handle only the times from 1901-12-13 20:45:52 UTC through -2038-01-19 03:14:07 UTC@. However, 64-bit and some 32-bit operating +typically handle only the times from 1901-12-13 20:45:52 through +2038-01-19 03:14:07 Universal Time. However, 64-bit and some 32-bit operating systems have larger seconds components, and can represent times far in the past or future. @@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ Sunday. @item dst @code{t} if daylight saving time is effect, otherwise @code{nil}. @item utcoff -An integer indicating the UTC offset in seconds, i.e., the number of +An integer indicating the Universal Time offset in seconds, i.e., the number of seconds east of Greenwich. @end table @@ -1556,10 +1556,6 @@ based on the Japanese Emperors' reigns. @samp{E} is allowed in representation of numbers, instead of the ordinary decimal digits. This is allowed with most letters, all the ones that output numbers. -If @var{universal} is non-@code{nil}, that means to describe the time as -Universal Time; @code{nil} means describe it using what Emacs believes -is the local time zone (see @code{current-time-zone}). - This function uses the C library function @code{strftime} (@pxref{Formatting Calendar Time,,, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}) to do most of the work. In order to communicate with that |