HTPDATE
Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: 06 Nov 2004
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NAME
htpdate - HTTP Time Protocol client
SYNOPSIS
htpdate
[ -anh ]
host
[host]
[...]
DESCRIPTION
htpdate
sets the system clock using the using "HTP" (the HTTP Time Protocol)
from remote web servers.
OPTIONS
-n
-
Do not set the time, only ask the specified servers for it and print the calculated new time to standard output. Network latency and program run-time is taken into account when the value is printed. The default action is it set (or "slew" it if the
-a
option was specified) the time and print out the result.
-a
-
The
-a
option tells
htpdate
to attempt to slew the time to the correct value rather than setting it. The default is to set it.
-h
-
The
-h
option prints out basic usage information.
host
-
Query the webserver specified by
host
to update the time. Many hosts may be specified, but atleast one is required. The
host
parameter can be in the format of hostname:port. The port portion is optional, if omitted port 80 is assumed.
SEE ALSO
htpd.conf(5),
htpd(8)
AUTHOR
Eddy Vervest
<Eddy@cleVervest.com>
Roy Keene
<htp@rkeene.org>
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- SEE ALSO
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