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| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.8 | 15 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.8 b/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.8 index 505da7ac511..5baa43994e8 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: ntpd.8,v 1.29 2011/07/08 07:00:30 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ntpd.8,v 1.30 2011/09/17 09:53:21 henning Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2003, 2004, 2006 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org> .\" @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ .\" AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT .\" OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: July 8 2011 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: September 17 2011 $ .Dt NTPD 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ Only check the configuration file for validity. Do not set the time immediately at startup. This is the default. .It Fl s -Set the time immediately at startup. -Allows for a large time correction, -eliminating the need to run -.Xr rdate 8 . -.It Fl v +Try to set the time immediately at startup, as opposed to slowly adjusting the +clock. +.Nm +will stay in the foreground for up to 15 seconds waiting for one of the +configured ntp servers to reply. +It Fl v This option allows .Nm to send DEBUG priority messages to syslog. |