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authorericm <ericm>2000-03-21 22:55:24 (GMT)
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* tests/clock.test: Modified some tests that were not robust with
respect to the time zone in which they were run and were thus failing. * doc/clock.n: Clarified meaning of -gmt with respect to -base when used with [clock scan] (-gmt does not affect the interpretation of -base).
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
'\"
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: clock.n,v 1.7 2000/01/13 23:40:36 ericm Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: clock.n,v 1.8 2000/03/21 22:55:24 ericm Exp $
'\"
.so man.macros
.TH clock n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ specified, the current date is assumed. If the string does not contain a
time zone mnemonic, the local time zone is assumed, unless the \fB\-gmt\fR
argument is true, in which case the clock value is calculated assuming
that the specified time is relative to Greenwich Mean Time.
+\fB-gmt\fR, if specified, affects only the computed time value; it does not
+impact the interpretation of \fB-base\fR.
.sp
If the \fB\-base\fR flag is specified, the next argument should contain
an integer clock value. Only the date in this value is used, not the