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Date:      Sun, 30 Jul 2000 22:49:23 EDT
From:      Mike Johnson <ahze@wp.cc.nc.us>
To:        Tyler Spivey <tyler@wapvi.bc.ca>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: setting the system date
Message-ID:  <200007310247.WAA05985@hc1.hci.net>

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the easiest way to do it is install rdate , its a package and its a port . 
just type (as root)

rdate -s timehost.gsfc.nasa.gov

On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, Tyler Spivey wrote:
> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 19:06:17 -0700
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> From: Tyler Spivey <tyler@wapvi.bc.ca>
> Subject: setting the system date
> 
> my cmos batteries dead, but:
> how d  i set the date? can you specify year 2000? can you
> give me an example? man date is wierd.
> 
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