Command ReferenceA-77
NAME
rdate - set system date from a remote host
SYNOP SIS
rdate hostname
DESCRIPTION
rdate sends a request to the time server on hostname and sets the local date
and time to the value returned by the server. rdate will time out if the server
doesnt respond in 10 seconds.
rdate can be added to /etc/rc to automatically synchronize the system time with
the time server on each reboot.
FILES
/etc/rc system initialization command script
SEE ALSO
date, rc
rdate