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AI-generatedawk strftime time zone dependency on TZ environment variable
In GNU awk, the strftime() function formats epoch seconds into date strings based on the TZ environment variable. While mktime() generates a timestamp from date components, the resulting output shifts automatically according to the system's local time zone unless explicitly overridden. This behavior creates challenges when scripts must maintain consistent UT
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