29 lines
640 B
Groff
29 lines
640 B
Groff
.TH READCLOCK 8
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.SH NAME
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readclock \- read the real time clock [IBM PC/AT and AMIGA]
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBreadclock\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "date \`/usr/bin/readclock\` </dev/tty" "Useful in \fI/etc/rc\fR"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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\fIReadclock\fR reads the AT's real time clock and prints the result in
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a form useful to date, namely, MMDDYYhhmmss.
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If the clock does not exist (e.g., on a
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PC), it outputs \&'\-q\&' to query the user for the time.
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The example given above
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can be put in \fI/etc/rc\fR to load the real time when the system is booted.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR date (1).
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