rdate.1

.TH "RDATE" "1" "May 2001"
.SH "NAME"
rdate \- get the time via the network
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.B rdate
[\-p] [\-s] [\-u] [\-l] [\-t sec] [\-a] [\-n port] [host...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B rdate
connects to an RFC 868 time server over a TCP/IP network, printing the returned time and/or setting the system clock.
.fi 
.SS OPTIONS
.TP 
.I \-p
Print the time returned by the remote machine.
.TP 
.I \-s
Set the system time to the first returned time.
.TP 
.I \-u
Use UDP instead of TCP as the transport.
.TP
.I \-l
Use syslog to output errors (cron.warning) and output (cron.info).
.TP
.I \-d
Seconds to add (or remove, if negative) to the retrived date.
.TP
.I \-t
Set timeout in seconds for every attempt to retreive date.
.TP
.I \-a
Adjust time gradually, rather than in a big jump.
.TP
.I \-n
Use custom port instead of port 37.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.NA
.NF
adjtime(2), inetd(8), gettimeofday(2), wtmp(5)
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version. See COPYING for details.