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RDATE(8)                NetBSD System Manager's Manual                RDATE(8)


NAME

     rdate -- set the system's date from a remote host


SYNOPSIS

     rdate [-46aps] host


DESCRIPTION

     rdate displays and sets the local date and time from the host name or
     address given as the argument.  It uses the RFC 868 protocol which is
     usually implemented as a built-in service of inetd(8).

     Available options:

     -4      Forces rdate to use IPv4 addresses only.

     -6      Forces rdate to use IPv6 addresses only.

     -a      Use the adjtime(2) call to gradually skew the local time to the
             remote time rather than just hopping.

     -p      Do not set, just print the remote time

     -s      Do not print the time.


FILES

     /var/log/wtmp  A record of date resets and time changes.


SEE ALSO

     adjtime(2), gettimeofday(2), utmp(5), inetd(8)

NetBSD 9.4                      August 26, 2017                     NetBSD 9.4