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From:	Mark Himsley <mark AT mdsh DOT com>
To:	David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
Cc:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: Time-setting
Date:	Sat, 29 Sep 2001 13:27:47 +0100
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On Sat, 29 Sep 2001 12:10:05 +0100 you wrote:

>I'd like to understand why date needs TZ for you and not me, before
>trying to explain it in the FAQ.

For me, on Win2K and WinNT, the TZ env variable seems to be created out of
thin-air within Cygwin bash. In cmd.exe `echo %TZ%` does not elicit a
result but under Cygwin bash `echo $TZ` does.
I *assumed* that it was created for me by Cygwin (or bash or something)
because I have my computer set with the BIOS clock on GMT and time zone
settings in the Date/Time control panel set to GMT + auto daylight saving.

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Mark Himsley
In Acton

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