rdate - get the time via the network


SYNOPSIS

       rdate [-p] [-s] [-u] [host...]


DESCRIPTION

       rdate  connects  to  an  RFC 868 time server over a TCP/IP
       network, printing the returned  time  and/or  setting  the
       system clock.

   OPTIONS
       -p     Print the time returned by the remote machine.

       -s     Set the system time to the returned time.

       -u     Use UDP instead of TCP as transfer protocol.


HISTORY

       2001-05-23 Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@redhat.com>
              Added  UDP  protocol support.  Close the connection
              after message handling in conformance to RFC 868.

       2000-02-04 Elliot Lee <sopwith@redhat.com>
              Wrote it (previous incarnation  had  license  prob­
              lems, all 200 lines of it).


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