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* doc/coreutils.texi (Examples of date):
Give time zone conversion example.
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@end example
To convert a date string from one time zone @var{from} to another @var{to},
specify @samp{TZ="@var{from}"} in the environment and @samp{TZ="@var{to}"}
in the @option{--date} option. @xref{Specifying time zone rules}.
For example:
@smallexample
TZ="Asia/Tokyo" date --date='TZ="America/New_York" 2023-05-07 12:23'
Mon May @ 8 01:23:00 JST 2023
@end smallexample
If you do not specify time zone information in the date string,
@command{date} uses your computer's idea of the time zone when
interpreting the string. For example, if your computer's time zone is