ntpdate-debian(8)

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  • 1.2.3 · debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking (latest)
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hey bestie 💖 welcome to ntpdate-debian(8) from the System Manager's Manual — the tiny page with big “fix the clock” energy. no cap, it's giving utility realness. 🕰️✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

ntpdate-debian — set the date and time via NTP 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

okay so here's the exact command lineup, bestie. copy it carefully, because we do not freestyle commands in this house:

ntpdate-debian [-46bBdqsuv] [-a key] [-k keyfile] [-o version] [-t
       timeout] server [...]

the server [...] at the end is where your NTP server argument(s) go. yep, that's the vibe. 🫶

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

okay so here's the tea: ntpdate-debian is identical to ntpdate(8) except for one default-config glow-up — it uses the configuration in /etc/default/ntpsec-ntpdate by default. periodt. 🎀

and ntpdate? she sets the local date and time by polling the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server(s) you pass in as the server argument(s), so it can determine the correct time. literally the whole plot: poll the server(s), get the correct time, set the local date and time. iconic, honestly. ⏰🔥

source: System Manager's Manual · page: ntpdate-debian(8) · date: not printed on this page, so I'm not out here inventing one 💀 — bye bestie, go get that correct time 💖🎀

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