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- .th DATE I 11/1/74
- .sh NAME
- date \*- print and set the date
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .bd date
- [
- .bd s
- ]
- [ mmddhhmm[yy] ]
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- If no argument is given, the current date and time are printed.
- If an argument is given, the current date is set.
- The first
- .it mm
- is the month number;
- .it dd
- is the day number in the month;
- .it hh
- is the hour number (24 hour system);
- the second
- .it mm
- is the minute number;
- .it yy
- is the last 2 digits of the year number and is optional.
- For example:
- .s3
- .bd" date 10080045"
- .s3
- sets the date to Oct 8, 12:45 AM.
- The current year is the default if no year is mentioned.
- The system operates in GMT.
- .it Date
- takes care of the conversion to and from
- local standard and daylight time.
- .s3
- If the argument is ``s,''
- .it date
- calls the network file store via the TIU interface
- (if present) and sets the clock to the
- time thereby obtained.
- .sh DIAGNOSTICS
- ``No permission'' if
- you aren't the super-user and you try to change the date;
- ``bad conversion'' if the date set is syntactically incorrect.
- .sh FILES
- /dev/tiu/d0
- .sh BUGS
-