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rdate − get the time via the network |
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rdate [−p] [−s] [−u] [−l] [−t sec] [host...] |
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rdate connects to an RFC 868 time server over a TCP/IP network, printing the returned time and/or setting the system clock. |
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OPTIONS |
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−p |
Print the time returned by the remote machine. |
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−s |
Set the system time to the returned time. |
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−u |
Use UDP instead of TCP as the transport. |
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−l |
Use syslog to output errors (cron.warning) and output (cron.info). |
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−t |
Set timeout in seconds for every attempt to retreive date. |
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2004−03−16 Johan Nilsson <joh-nils@dsv.su.se> |
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Timeout support added. |
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2002−11−06 Elliot Lee <sopwith@redhat.com> |
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Patch from Tomek Orzechowski <orzech@pld.org.pl> - alarm(10) to not wait forever for connections. |
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2001−05−23 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@redhat.com> |
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Added UDP protocol support. Close the connection after message handling in conformance to RFC 868. |
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2002−03−07 Elliot Lee <sopwith@redhat.com> |
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Add syslog functionality. |
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2000−02−04 Elliot Lee <sopwith@redhat.com> |
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Wrote it (previous incarnation had license problems, all 200 lines of it). |