Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 02:10:01 -0800 (PST) From: Mike DeGraw-Bertsch <mbertsch@radioactivedata.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/35606: date(1) page doesn't say which clock(s) it sets. Message-ID: <200204041010.g34AA1J79644@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/35606; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Mike DeGraw-Bertsch <mbertsch@radioactivedata.org>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, swear@blarg.net
Cc:
Subject: Re: docs/35606: date(1) page doesn't say which clock(s) it sets.
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 05:03:43 -0500
Howdy,
This patch adds "The date utility displays the date and time read from
the kernel clock. When used to set the date and time, both the kernel
clock and the CMOS clock are updated." as the second paragraph in the
DESCRIPTION section.
-Mike
--- date.1.old Thu Apr 4 04:43:58 2002
+++ date.1 Thu Apr 4 05:02:51 2002
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@
.Nm
will set the date and time or print it in a user-defined way.
.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+utility displays the date and time read from the kernel clock.
+When used to set the date and time,
+both the kernel clock and the CMOS clock are updated.
+.Pp
Only the superuser may set the date,
and if the system securelevel (see
.Xr securelevel 8 )
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