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/usr/bin/tzselect

Timezone utilities

From tzutils-2.44 2.44-r15 (os), captured 2026-11-10 by running tzselect --help (exit 0). permalink

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Usage: tzselect [--version] [--help] [-c COORD] [-n LIMIT]
Select a timezone interactively.

Options:

  -c COORD
    Instead of asking for continent and then country and then city,
    ask for selection from time zones whose largest cities
    are closest to the location with geographical coordinates COORD.
    COORD should use ISO 6709 notation, for example, '-c +4852+00220'
    for Paris (in degrees and minutes, North and East), or
    '-c -35-058' for Buenos Aires (in degrees, South and West).

  -n LIMIT
    Display at most LIMIT locations when -c is used (default 10).

  --version
    Output version information.

  --help
    Output this help.

Report bugs to <https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/bugs.html>.
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-c COORDInstead of asking for continent and then country and then city, ask for selection from time zones whose largest cities are closest to the location with geographical coordinates COORD.help
-n LIMITDisplay at most LIMIT locations when -c is used (default 10).help
--versionOutput version information.help
--helpOutput this help.help

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