Setting the timezone: Difference between revisions
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apk add tzdata | apk add tzdata | ||
ls /usr/share/zoneinfo | ls /usr/share/zoneinfo | ||
Suppose you want to use Brussels | |||
First copy the proper zone to localtime | |||
cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime | cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime | ||
Now specify your timezone | |||
echo "Europe/Brussels" > /etc/timezone | echo "Europe/Brussels" > /etc/timezone | ||
date | date | ||
Result: Wed Mar 8 00:46:05 CET 2006 | |||
Revision as of 23:19, 11 January 2013
Please note: Only for NON uclibc installs
glibc based installs use different timezone setup.
apk add tzdata ls /usr/share/zoneinfo
Suppose you want to use Brussels First copy the proper zone to localtime
cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime
Now specify your timezone
echo "Europe/Brussels" > /etc/timezone date
Result: Wed Mar 8 00:46:05 CET 2006