READCLOCK(8)

NAME
readclock - read the real time clock [IBM PC/AT and AMIGA]

SYNOPSIS
readclock

EXAMPLES

DESCRIPTION

Readclock reads the AT's real time clock and prints the result in a form useful to date, namely, MMDDYYhhmmss. If the clock does not exist (e.g., on a PC), it outputs '-q' to query the user for the time. The example given above can be put in /etc/rc to load the real time when the system is booted.

SEE ALSO
date(1).