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# iana-time-zone - get the IANA time zone for the current system
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This small utility crate gets the IANA time zone for the current system. This is
also known as the [tz database], tzdata, the zoneinfo database, and the Olson
database.
Example:
```rust
// Get the current time zone as a string.
let tz_str = iana_time_zone::get_timezone()?;
println!("The current time zone is: {}", tz_str);
```
You can test this is working on your platform with:
```
cargo run --example get_timezone
```
## Minimum supported rust version policy
This crate has a minimum supported rust version (MSRV) of 1.62.0 for [Tier 1]
platforms.
Updates to the MSRV are sometimes necessary due to the MSRV of dependencies.
MSRV updates will not be indicated as a breaking change to the semver version.
## License
Licensed under either of
- Apache License, Version 2.0 ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
- MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or
at your option.
Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted
for inclusion in the work by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be
dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.