TIMELORD(8)

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💖 TIMELORD(8) — the AppleTalk time server daemon, bestie edition 💖

okay so you're reading the Netatalk AFP Fileserver Manual page for TIMELORD(8), and honestly? this little daemon is giving vintage tech royalty. it keeps old Macs and Apple II machines on time and it does it with main character energy. let's get into it 🕰️✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

timelord — AppleTalk time server daemon

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

timelord [-d] [-l] [-n nbpname]

timelord [-v | -V]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so timelord is a simple time server for Macintosh and Apple II computers that use a client called tardis. 💫 it has the same capabilities as the Timelord CDEV for Macintosh, created at the University of Melbourne. no cap.

the tardis client for Macintosh is implemented as a Chooser extension. in the Chooser, pick the timelord instance to synchronize the Mac's system time with. once synchronized, tardis will automatically synchronize with the server at boot, or scheduled at regular intervals while the Mac is running — and heads up, that last one requires tardis 1.4. 📅💅

a tardis client for Apple II computers is also available, as part of the MG's DaveX Utilities suite. iconic. 🍎✨

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -d — Debug mode, i.e. don't disassociate from controlling TTY. she stays attached, fr fr 🔥
  • -l — Return the time zone adjusted localtime of the server. the default behavior without this option is GMT. pick your vibe 🕐
  • -n nbpname — Register this server as nbpname. this defaults to the hostname. name her something cute 🎀
  • -v | -V — Print version information and exit. quick lil flex then bye 👋

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Contributors to the Netatalk Project (https://netatalk.io/contributors)

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