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.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1994 Christos Zoulas
.\" All rights reserved.
.\"
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.\"	$Id: rdate.8,v 1.1 1995/10/18 08:48:04 deraadt Exp $
.\"
.Dd April 30, 1994
.Dt RDATE 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm rdate
.Nd set the system's date from a remote host
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm rdate
.Op Fl ps
.Ar host 
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Rdate
displays and sets the local date and time from the
host name or address given as the argument. It uses the RFC868
protocol which is usually implemented as a built-in service of
.Xr inetd(1).
.Pp
Available options:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Fl p
Do not set, just print the remote time
.It Fl s
Do not print the time.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr inetd 1