From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 23:23:59 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: doc:  clarify handling of time zones with "time with time zone"
X-Git-Tag: REL_16_1~104
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=430f4497b02f3536b190cf5dca5da564eea151f4;p=thirdparty%2Fpostgresql.git

doc:  clarify handling of time zones with "time with time zone"

Reported-by: davecramer@postgres.rocks

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/168451942371.714.9173574930845904336@wrigleys.postgresql.org

Backpatch-through: 11
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
index 8d32a8c9c5b..5d237657059 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/datatype.sgml
@@ -2040,7 +2040,8 @@ MINUTE TO SECOND
       <literal>America/New_York</literal>. In this case specifying the date
       is required in order to determine whether standard or daylight-savings
       time applies.  The appropriate time zone offset is recorded in the
-      <type>time with time zone</type> value.
+      <type>time with time zone</type> value and is output as stored;
+      it is not adjusted to the active time zone.
      </para>
 
       <table id="datatype-datetime-time-table">