diff --git a/doc/timezone_specifiers.rdoc b/doc/timezone_specifiers.rdoc
deleted file mode 100644
index a6d57a1b21..0000000000
--- a/doc/timezone_specifiers.rdoc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-=== Timezone Specifiers
-
-Certain methods in class Time accept arguments that specify timezones:
-
-- Time.at: keyword argument +in:+.
-- Time.new: positional argument +zone+ or keyword argument +in:+.
-- Time.now: keyword argument +in:+.
-- Time#getlocal: positional argument +zone+.
-- Time#localtime: positional argument +zone+.
-
-The value given with any of these must be one of the following:
-
-- A string offset from UTC in the form '+HH:MM' or -HH:MM,
- where:
-
- - +HH+ is the 2-digit hour in the range 0..23.
- - +MM+ is the 2-digit minute in the range 0..59.
-
- Examples:
-
- t = Time.utc(2000, 1, 1, 20, 15, 1) # => 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
- Time.at(t, in: '-23:59') # => 1999-12-31 20:16:01 -2359
- Time.at(t, in: '+23:59') # => 2000-01-02 20:14:01 +2359
-
-- A letter in the range 'A'..'I' or 'K'..'Z';
- see {List of military time zones}[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_time_zones]:
-
- t = Time.utc(2000, 1, 1, 20, 15, 1) # => 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
- Time.at(t, in: 'A') # => 2000-01-01 21:15:01 +0100
- Time.at(t, in: 'I') # => 2000-01-02 05:15:01 +0900
- Time.at(t, in: 'K') # => 2000-01-02 06:15:01 +1000
- Time.at(t, in: 'Y') # => 2000-01-01 08:15:01 -1200
- Time.at(t, in: 'Z') # => 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
-
-- An integer number of seconds in the range -86399..86399:
-
- t = Time.utc(2000, 1, 1, 20, 15, 1) # => 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
- Time.at(t, in: -86399) # => 1999-12-31 20:15:02 -235959
- Time.at(t, in: 86399) # => 2000-01-02 20:15:00 +235959
-
---
-TODO: Pull in and revise the text at the link,
-then add the example class TZ from the tests.
-++
-- A timezone object;
- see {Timezone Argument}[rdoc-ref:Time@Timezone+Argument] for details.
diff --git a/doc/timezones.rdoc b/doc/timezones.rdoc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3aae88fde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/timezones.rdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+== Timezones
+
+=== Timezone Specifiers
+
+Certain \Time methods accept arguments that specify timezones:
+
+- Time.at: keyword argument +in:+.
+- Time.new: positional argument +zone+ or keyword argument +in:+.
+- Time.now: keyword argument +in:+.
+- Time#getlocal: positional argument +zone+.
+- Time#localtime: positional argument +zone+.
+
+The value given with any of these must be one of the following
+(each detailed below):
+
+- {Hours/minutes offset}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc@Hours-2FMinutes+Offsets].
+- {Single-letter offset}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc@Single-Letter+Offsets].
+- {Integer offset}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc@Integer+Offsets].
+- {Timezone object}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc@Timezone+Objects].
+
+==== Hours/Minutes Offsets
+
+The zone value may be a string offset from UTC
+in the form '+HH:MM' or '-HH:MM',
+where:
+
+- +HH+ is the 2-digit hour in the range 0..23.
+- +MM+ is the 2-digit minute in the range 0..59.
+
+Examples:
+
+ t = Time.utc(2000, 1, 1, 20, 15, 1) # => 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
+ Time.at(t, in: '-23:59') # => 1999-12-31 20:16:01 -2359
+ Time.at(t, in: '+23:59') # => 2000-01-02 20:14:01 +2359
+
+==== Single-Letter Offsets
+
+The zone value may be a letter in the range 'A'..'I'
+or 'K'..'Z';
+see {List of military time zones}[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_time_zones]:
+
+ t = Time.utc(2000, 1, 1, 20, 15, 1) # => 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
+ Time.at(t, in: 'A') # => 2000-01-01 21:15:01 +0100
+ Time.at(t, in: 'I') # => 2000-01-02 05:15:01 +0900
+ Time.at(t, in: 'K') # => 2000-01-02 06:15:01 +1000
+ Time.at(t, in: 'Y') # => 2000-01-01 08:15:01 -1200
+ Time.at(t, in: 'Z') # => 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
+
+==== \Integer Offsets
+
+The zone value may be an integer number of seconds
+in the range -86399..86399:
+
+ t = Time.utc(2000, 1, 1, 20, 15, 1) # => 2000-01-01 20:15:01 UTC
+ Time.at(t, in: -86399) # => 1999-12-31 20:15:02 -235959
+ Time.at(t, in: 86399) # => 2000-01-02 20:15:00 +235959
+
+==== Timezone Objects
+
+In most cases, the zone value may be an object
+responding to certain timezone methods.
+
+\Exceptions (timezone object not allowed):
+
+- Time.new with positional argument +zone+.
+- Time.now with keyword argument +in:+.
+
+The timezone methods are:
+
+- +local_to_utc+:
+
+ - Called when Time.new is invoked with +tz+
+ as the value of positional argument +zone+ or keyword argument +in:+.
+ - Argument: a Time::tm object.
+ - Returns: a \Time-like object in the UTC timezone.
+
+- +utc_to_local+:
+
+ - Called when Time.at or Time.now is invoked with +tz+
+ as the value for keyword argument +in:+,
+ and when Time#getlocal or Time#localtime is called with +tz+
+ as the value for positional argument +zone+.
+ - Argument: a Time::tm object.
+ - Returns: a \Time-like object in the local timezone.
+
+A custom timezone class may have these instance methods,
+which will be called if defined:
+
+- +abbr+:
+
+ - Called when Time#strftime is invoked with a format involving %Z.
+ - Argument: a Time::tm object.
+ - Returns: a string abbreviation for the timezone name.
+
+- +dst?+:
+
+ - Called when Time.at or Time.now is invoked with +tz+
+ as the value for keyword argument +in:+,
+ and when Time#getlocal or Time#localtime is called with +tz+
+ as the value for positional argument +zone+.
+ - Argument: a Time::tm object.
+ - Returns: whether the time is daylight saving time.
+
+- +name+:
+
+ - Called when Marshal.dump(t) is invoked
+ - Argument: none.
+ - Returns: the string name of the timezone.
diff --git a/time.c b/time.c
index 56ff35b34e..2b4323a536 100644
--- a/time.c
+++ b/time.c
@@ -3852,7 +3852,7 @@ time_zonelocal(VALUE time, VALUE off)
* t.localtime("-09:00") # => 2000-01-01 11:15:01 -0900
*
* For forms of argument +zone+, see
- * {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezone_specifiers.rdoc].
+ * {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc].
*
*/
@@ -3954,7 +3954,7 @@ time_fixoff(VALUE time)
* t.getlocal('+12:00') # => 2000-01-01 12:00:00 +1200
*
* For forms of argument +zone+, see
- * {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezone_specifiers.rdoc].
+ * {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc].
*
*/
diff --git a/timev.rb b/timev.rb
index 891142e0ef..a2a8bb3cb1 100644
--- a/timev.rb
+++ b/timev.rb
@@ -208,38 +208,8 @@
# - #ceil: Returns a new time with subseconds raised to a ceiling.
# - #floor: Returns a new time with subseconds lowered to a floor.
#
-# == Timezone Argument
-#
-# A timezone argument must have +local_to_utc+ and +utc_to_local+
-# methods, and may have +name+, +abbr+, and +dst?+ methods.
-#
-# The +local_to_utc+ method should convert a Time-like object from
-# the timezone to UTC, and +utc_to_local+ is the opposite. The
-# result also should be a Time or Time-like object (not necessary to
-# be the same class). The #zone of the result is just ignored.
-# Time-like argument to these methods is similar to a Time object in
-# UTC without subsecond; it has attribute readers for the parts,
-# e.g. #year, #month, and so on, and epoch time readers, #to_i. The
-# subsecond attributes are fixed as 0, and #utc_offset, #zone,
-# #isdst, and their aliases are same as a Time object in UTC.
-# Also #to_time, #+, and #- methods are defined.
-#
-# The +name+ method is used for marshaling. If this method is not
-# defined on a timezone object, Time objects using that timezone
-# object can not be dumped by Marshal.
-#
-# The +abbr+ method is used by '%Z' in #strftime.
-#
-# The +dst?+ method is called with a +Time+ value and should return whether
-# the +Time+ value is in daylight savings time in the zone.
-#
-# === Auto Conversion to Timezone
-#
-# At loading marshaled data, a timezone name will be converted to a timezone
-# object by +find_timezone+ class method, if the method is defined.
-#
-# Similarly, that class method will be called when a timezone argument does
-# not have the necessary methods mentioned above.
+# For the forms of argument +zone+, see
+# {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc].
class Time
# Creates a new \Time object from the current system time.
# This is the same as Time.new without arguments.
@@ -248,7 +218,7 @@ class Time
# Time.now(in: '+04:00') # => 2009-06-24 07:39:54 +0400
#
# For forms of argument +zone+, see
- # {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezone_specifiers.rdoc].
+ # {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc].
def self.now(in: nil)
Primitive.time_s_now(Primitive.arg!(:in))
end
@@ -306,7 +276,7 @@ class Time
# Time.at(secs, in: '-12:00') # => 2000-12-31 17:59:59 -1200
#
# For the forms of argument +zone+, see
- # {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezone_specifiers.rdoc].
+ # {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc].
#
def self.at(time, subsec = false, unit = :microsecond, in: nil)
if Primitive.mandatory_only?
@@ -383,7 +353,7 @@ class Time
# When positional argument +zone+ or keyword argument +in:+ is given,
# the new \Time object is in the specified timezone.
# For the forms of argument +zone+, see
- # {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezone_specifiers.rdoc]:
+ # {Timezone Specifiers}[rdoc-ref:timezones.rdoc]:
#
# Time.new(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, '+12:00')
# # => 2000-01-01 00:00:00 +1200