Is the time zone comment in postgresql.conf still valid?

Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au> writes:

#timezone = unknown # actually, defaults to TZ environment
setting

Is that comment still actually true?

Yes, we do still believe TZ if it is set; see select_default_timezone.
The comment isn't the whole story, but I don't think it ever was, and
I'm not sure you can do a lot better in half a line ...

regards, tom lane