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Package: rdate (1:1.2-4)

sets the system's date from a remote host

rdate displays and sets the local date and time from the host name or address given as the argument. The time source may be an RFC 868 TCP protocol server, which is usually implemented as a built-in service of inetd(8), or an RFC 2030 protocol SNTP/NTP server. By default, rdate uses the RFC 868 TCP protocol.

Tags: User Interface: Command Line, Networking: Client, Service, Role: Program, Purpose: Time and Clock

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  • dep: libbsd0 (>= 0.0)
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  • dep: libc6 (>= 2.2.5) [amd64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6-udeb
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.3.6-6~) [i386]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.4) [armel, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.5) [hppa]
    dep: libc6 (>= 2.6) [sparc]
  • dep: libc6.1 (>= 2.2) [ia64]
    GNU C Library: Shared libraries
    also a virtual package provided by libc6.1-udeb

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amd64 15.9 kB80 kB [list of files]
armel 17.1 kB80 kB [list of files]
hppa 16.8 kB80 kB [list of files]
i386 15.2 kB76 kB [list of files]
ia64 18.7 kB88 kB [list of files]
mips 16.5 kB80 kB [list of files]
mipsel 16.7 kB80 kB [list of files]
powerpc 16.3 kB44 kB [list of files]
s390 16.3 kB80 kB [list of files]
sparc 15.8 kB76 kB [list of files]