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authorniklas <niklas@openbsd.org>1996-02-22 00:17:04 +0000
committerniklas <niklas@openbsd.org>1996-02-22 00:17:04 +0000
commite9767fccd81475b2ea45075bc6604f436fad3240 (patch)
treeaf13c65989e0b0c2e09184eff52b00f0542f0dae /usr.sbin/rdate/rdate.8
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fix pr/1226 from David Gluss: allow rdate to use adjtime(2)
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/rdate/rdate.8 b/usr.sbin/rdate/rdate.8
index 51035d91e50..c3f352c5282 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/rdate/rdate.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/rdate/rdate.8
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $Id: rdate.8,v 1.1.1.1 1995/10/18 08:48:04 deraadt Exp $
+.\" $Id: rdate.8,v 1.2 1996/02/22 00:17:04 niklas Exp $
.\"
.Dd April 30, 1994
.Dt RDATE 8
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@
.Nd set the system's date from a remote host
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm rdate
-.Op Fl ps
+.Op Fl psa
.Ar host
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm 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
-.Xr inetd(1).
+.Xr inetd 1
.Pp
Available options:
.Pp
@@ -53,5 +53,11 @@ Available options:
Do not set, just print the remote time
.It Fl s
Do not print the time.
+.It Fl a
+Use the
+.Xr adjtime 2
+call to gradually skew the local time to the
+remote time rather than just hopping.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr inetd 1
+.Xr adjtime 2