READCLOCK(8) System Manager's Manual READCLOCK(8)
NAME
readclock - read the real time clock [IBM PC/AT and AMIGA]
SYNOPSIS
readclock
EXAMPLES
date `/usr/bin/readclock` </dev/tty
# Useful in /etc/rc
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).
READCLOCK(8)
