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     TIMESYNC(8)                                           TIMESYNC(8)

     NAME
          timesync - synchronize the system clock to a time source

     SYNOPSIS
          aux/timesync [ -a accuracy ] [ -frnDdLil ] [ timeserver ]

     DESCRIPTION
          Aux/timesync synchronizes the system clock to a time source,
          by default a file server.  The options are:

          -f   synchronize to a file server.  If timeserver is miss-
               ing, use /srv/boot.

          -r   synchronize to the local real time clock, #r/rtc.

          -L   used with -r to indicate the real time clock is in
               local time rather than GMT.  This is useful on PCs that
               also run the Windows OS.

          -n   synchronize to an NTP server.  If timeserver is miss-
               ing, dial the server udp!$ntp!ntp.

          -D   print debugging to standard error

          -d   put file containing last determined clock frequency in
               directory dir, default /tmp.

          -i   stands for impotent.  Timesync announces what it would
               do but doesn't do it.  This is useful for tracking
               alternate time sources.

          -a   specifies the accuracy in nanoseconds to which the
               clock should be synchronized.  This determines how
               often the reference clock is accessed.

          -l   turns on logging to /sys/log/timesync.

     FILES
          /tmp/ts.<sysname>.<type>.timeserver  where the last fre-
                                               quency guess is kept
          /sys/log/timesync                    log file

     SOURCE
          /sys/src/cmd/aux/timesync.c

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