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 RFC868 protocol which is usually implemented as a built-in service of inetd(8). |
| Available options: |
-p Do not set, just print the remote time
-sDo not print the time.-aUse the adjtimex(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 |
| adjtimex(2), gettimeofday(2), utmp(5), inetd(8) |
| BSD April 30, 1994 1 |