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rdate(8)							      rdate(8)

NAME
       rdate - network date client

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/sbin/rdate [-s] [-v] [network]

OPTIONS
       The  system  date  and  time will be set to the median value.  The time
       values returned by all responding hosts will be reported.

DESCRIPTION
       The rdate command is invoked at boot time to reset the system date  and
       time  to	 the  current network date and time. The rdate program sends a
       broadcast datagram packet on the specified network  or  on  the	system
       default	network if no network is specified. The program will then wait
       two seconds for responses.  After that time, the arithmetic  median  of
       the responses is taken.

RESTRICTIONS
       In  order  for  rdate  to determine a network time, at least one of the
       running hosts on the network must be running the internet time service.
       Machines	 with  their  own  battery-backed-up time-of-day clock may not
       desire to set time in this manner.

SEE ALSO
       Commands: date(1)

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