Correct usage of tzset(), TZ env

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TZ variable can be set on on for a session, user profile or use it in the Database start-up script to start the database for the specific timezone or country or city.

Following are some examples can be tested in a terminal session of UNIX.

For China is UTC+8:00 or GMT+8:00

TZ needs to set it with opposite sign as follows:

TZ=UTC-8:00; export TZ
or,
TZ=GMT-8:00; export TZ
or,
TZ=Asia/Shanghai;export TZ

setenv("TZ", "GMT-8:00", 1) tzset(); 

For US EST (GMT-5:00, New York):

TZ=UTC+5:00; export TZ
Or,
TZ=GMT+5:00; export TZ
Or,
TZ=America/New_York;export TZ

setenv("TZ", "UTC+5:00", 1) tzset(); 

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