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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