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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 [-psa] 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 usu-
     ally implemented as a built-in service of inetd(8).

     Available options:

     -p      Do not set, just print the remote time

     -s      Do not print the time.

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


FILES

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


SEE ALSO

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

NetBSD 5.0                      April 30, 1994                      NetBSD 5.0