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.Nm
.Op Fl -version
.Op Fl v
-.Op Fl c Ar cutoffyear
+.Op Fl c Ar [loyear,]hiyear
.Op Ar zonename ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
@@ -40,9 +40,21 @@ Each line ends with
if the given time is Daylight Saving Time or
.Em isdst=0
otherwise.
-.It Fl c Ar cutoffyear
-Cut off the verbose output near the start of the given year.
+.It Fl c Ar loyear,hiyear
+Cut off verbose output near the start of the given year(s).
+By default,
+the program cuts off verbose output near the starts of the years -500 and 2500.
.El
+.Sh LIMITATIONS
+The
+.Fl v
+option may not be used on systems with floating-point time_t values
+that are neither float nor double.
+.Pp
+Time discontinuities are found by sampling the results returned by localtime
+at twelve-hour intervals.
+This works in all real-world cases;
+one can construct artificial time zones for which this fails.
.Sh "SEE ALSO"
.Xr ctime 3 ,
.Xr tzfile 5 ,