OLDTZ=$TZ
export TZ=GMT; echo "GMT: `date +/"%F %R (%Z)/"`"
GMT: 2008-10-31 12:30 (GMT)
export TZ=Europe/Stockholm; echo "Stockholm: `date +/"%F %R (%Z)/"`"
Stockholm: 2008-10-31 13:30 (CET)
export TZ=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur; echo "Kuala Lumpur: `date +/"%F %R (%Z)/"`"
Kuala Lumpur: 2008-10-31 20:30 (MYT)
export TZ=US/Central; echo "Dallas: `date +/"%F %R (%Z)/"`"
Dallas: 2008-10-31 07:30 (CDT)
export TZ=$OLDTZ