RDATE

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BSD mandoc

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

[-psa ] host

DESCRIPTION

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
-s: Do not print the time.
-a: Use 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.