From: "David N. Springer" <springer@...>
Date: 2005-11-09T00:15:05+09:00
Subject: Re: change default timezone

Remco van 't Veer wrote:

>Hi,
>
>My name is Remco, I am new to this list and still feeling my way
>around ruby.  If this issue has already been handled on this list I
>apologize.
>
>I am running a ruby web-application on a server in a different
>timezone and I would like to force it into thinking it's in my
>timezone (and do the proper adjustments).  I thought about reopening
>the Time class and redefine some member but can't figure out which to
>change.  Maybe there's some other way?  The application is hosted on
>debian linux.
>
>TIA,
>Remco
>  
>
Here is an alternate way, in case you don't want to hardcode it in your 
application.

env TZ='PST+8' ruby -e 'p Time::now'

Tue Nov 08 07:12:37 PST 2005

-- 
David